Script Steps Reference

Chapter 3
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Navigation script steps 37
Note If the object is a repeating field, you can also specify which repetition that you want
to go to.
Examples
The following example navigates to a text field named "First name":
Go to Object [Object Name: "First Name"]
The following example navigates to a button named "Launch button":
Go to Object [Object Name: "Launch button"]
The following example navigates to the repetition (2) of a field named "Value":
Go to Object [Object Name: "Value"; Repetition: 2]
The following example navigates to an object whose name is the current day of the week:
Go to Object [Object Name: DayName (Get(CurrentDate))]
Go to Field
Format
Go to Field [Select/perform; <table::field>]
Options
• Select/perform tells FileMaker Pro to perform an action on the contents of a field. All
text in a field is selected with this option. The contents of the field (sound, movie, or
OLE) determine what action is performed. If the field contains a sound, then the
sound is played. If the field contains a movie, the movie is played. If the field holds an
OLE object, FileMaker Pro activates the application that created the object, and then
performs the primary command for that application. For example, if the primary
command is Edit, Select/perform opens the document in a state ready for editing.
• Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the target field
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Moves to the specified field on the current layout. Go to Field can also perform an action
on an object in that field. For instance, in a container field, it can play a sound or a movie,
or activate an OLE object (Windows).
To play a sound or movie, or perform the primary command for an OLE object (Windows),
use the Select/perform option.