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
Chapter 12
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Chapter 12
Open Menu Item script steps
Open Menu Item script steps open specific FileMaker Pro dialog boxes as if you had
chosen the command from a menu. You could use one of these script steps to open a
dialog box for users if you have restricted their access to FileMaker Pro menus with
access privileges. With these script steps you can:
• open the Preferences dialog box
• open the File Options dialog box
• open the Manage Database dialog box
• open the Manage External Data Sources dialog box
• open the Manage Value Lists dialog box
• open the Find/Replace dialog box
• open Help
• open the Open Remote File dialog box
• open ScriptMaker™
• open the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box
Open Preferences
Format
Open Preferences
Options
None.
Web compatibility
This script step is not web-compatible.
Description
Opens the Preferences dialog box to the General preferences area. This is the same as
choosing Edit menu > Preferences (Windows) or FileMaker Pro menu > Preferences
(Mac OS.)
Use this script step to open the Preferences dialog box for users if you have restricted their
access to FileMaker Pro menus.