Script Steps Reference

Replace Field Contents
Format
Replace Field Contents [No Dialog; <table::field>;
Current contents/Serial numbers/Calculation results]
Options
• Perform without dialog prevents display of the Replace Field Contents dialog box
when the script step executes.
• Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the target field for the replace
operation.
•Click Specify to display the Replace Field Contents dialog box, where you can
determine the settings required for the Replace Field Contents command.
• Replace with "current contents" uses the current value in the specified field as
the replacement value to place in that field in every other record in the current
found set.
• Replace with serial numbers reserializes the field in every record in the current
found set.
• Entry options uses the next available value in Entry Options as the first record
number, incrementing with whatever value is in Entry Options.
• Custom Values lets you enter a value to be used as a starting point for the
serialization, as well as a value by which to increment each serialized field in the
current found set.
• Update serial number in Entry Options? resets the serial number value in Entry
Options so that the next serial number that is automatically entered will follow the
records you have reserialized with this script step. If this option is not used, the
serial value in Entry Options is not changed, and may not be in sequence with the
newly reserialized records.
• If the field to be replaced was set up for auto-entry of a serial number and
Prohibit modification of value is not selected, FileMaker Pro will still put
sequential numbers in the selected field, but will do so starting with the next
number to be automatically entered.
• Replace with calculated result displays the Specify Calculation dialog box,
where you can enter a calculation to be used as the replacement value.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.