Script Steps Reference
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Control script steps
- Chapter 3 Navigation script steps
- Chapter 4 Editing script steps
- Chapter 5 Fields script steps
- Set Field
- Set Next Serial Value
- Insert Text
- Insert Calculated Result
- Insert From Index
- Insert From Last Visited
- Insert Current Date
- Insert Current Time
- Insert Current User Name
- Insert Picture
- Insert QuickTime
- Insert Object (Windows)
- Insert File
- Update Link (Windows)
- Replace Field Contents
- Relookup Field Contents
- Export Field Contents
- Chapter 6 Records script steps
- Chapter 7 Found Sets script steps
- Chapter 8 Windows script steps
- Chapter 9 Files script steps
- Chapter 10 Accounts script steps
- Chapter 11 Spelling script steps
- Chapter 12 Open Menu Item script steps
- Chapter 13 Miscellaneous script steps
- Appendix A Glossary
146 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
Web compatibility
This script step is not web-compatible.
Description
Flush Cache to Disk performs an immediate flush of the FileMaker Pro internal disk cache
to the computer's hard disk. This operation is normally done periodically during idle time
and after extensive structural changes, such as converting files and defining fields.
Example
Perform Find [ ]
Sort Records [Restore]
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Replace Field Contents [script examples::Serial Number; Serial
numbers]
Flush Cache to Disk
Exit Application
Format
Exit Application
Options
None.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Closes all open files and exits the FileMaker Pro application.
Example
The following example, used as a startup script, prevents the user from opening the
database on a weekend.
Allow User Abort[Off]
If [DayName(Get (CurrentDate)) = "Saturday" or DayName(Get(
CurrentDate)) = "Sunday"]
Exit Application
End If