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
168 FileMaker Functions Reference
V
Value list
To save time and ensure accuracy during data entry, define frequently used text, number,
date, or time values as a value list. When you enter data, you can choose from the list of
defined values.
You can format value lists to display in a drop-down list or pop-up menu, or as checkboxes
or option (radio) buttons. The values in a value list can be user-defined or based on the
values in a field in the same file or in a different file. You can also define relationships for
use with value lists, to access and display particular related values. Another option is to
use a value list from another file.
Variable
In a calculation, a symbol or name that represents a value. Use the Set Variable script
step to specify the name, value, and repetition of the variable. Names prefixed by $ are
local variables available only within the current script. Prefix the name with $$ to make the
variable available throughout the current file (global). Local and global variables can have
the same name but they are treated as different variables.
View
An arrangement of your data primarily useful for onscreen manipulation. In Browse mode,
Find mode, or Preview mode, View as Form displays individual records, View as List
displays records in a list, and View as Table displays records in a spreadsheet-like table
format.
In FileMaker Pro Instant Web Publishing, views are web pages for working with your
database in a web browser.
W, X, Y, Z
Web address
The calculated expression that you enter in the Web Viewer Setup dialog box. A web
address is not equivalent to a URL that a web user could enter in a web browser.
Web browser
An application that you can use to view web pages/sites on the World Wide Web or an
intranet. Browsers download the web pages onto the viewer's computer.
Web page
An HTML document displayed on the Internet or on an intranet.
Web server
A computer that is connected to the Internet or an intranet, and has a web server
application installed on it. Web server applications deliver web pages and associated files
to web browsers.