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
Appendix A
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Glossary 157
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Many-to-many relationship
A correspondence between data in database tables in which more than one record in the
first table is related to more than one record in another table, and more than one record
in that table is related to more than one record in the first table.
Match field
For relational databases and lookups, a field in a source table and a field in a related table
that contain values you want to use to find matching records. (A match field is sometimes
called a key field or trigger field.) In the relationships graph, match fields appear in italics.
For importing records, values in the match fields determine which records in the source
table update which records in the target table.
Menu
A list of menu items. Each menu has a title that appears on the menu bar.
Menu bar
The area at the top of the screen (Mac OS) or window (Windows) that displays the
installed menu set.
Menu item
One item listed in a menu on the menu bar. A menu item corresponds with one command,
submenu, or separator.
Menu item properties
All the settings for a menu item, including platform, display title, shortcut, and action.
Menu set
The collection of menus that installs on the menu bar.
Merge field
A placeholder on a layout for the contents of a database field. A merge field expands or
contracts in Browse and Preview modes, or when printed, to fit the amount of data in the
database field for each record.
Merge fields are useful for mail merge form letters; FileMaker Pro uses merge fields in
predefined Labels and Envelope layouts.
Mode
In FileMaker Pro, the four different environments (Browse, Find, Layout, and Preview) that
you use to work with your database file.
Mode pop-up menu
A pop-up menu in the lower-left corner of the document window from which you can
choose a different mode (Browse, Find, Layout, or Preview). This menu is available in all
modes.