Script Steps Reference

34 FileMaker Script Steps Reference
Go to Object
Format
Go to Object [Object Name: "<object name>";
Repetition: <repetition number>]
Options
Click Specify to display the "Go to Object" Options dialog box, where you can set the
following options:
• Object Name is the named object to make active on the current layout. To assign an
object name, choose View menu > Object Info in Layout mode and enter a name.
• Repetition (optional) lets you choose a field's repetition to go to. Otherwise defaults
to 1. This option is ignored if the object is not a field.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Moves to the specified object on the current layout. This script step uses an object name
to identify an object, so you must assign a unique object name to each object on a layout
that you want to go to.
Note If the object is a repeating field, you can also specify which repetition that you want
to go to.
Examples
The following example navigates to a text field named "First name":
Go to Object [Object Name: "First Name"]
The following example navigates to a button named "Launch button":
Go to Object [Object Name: "Launch button"]
The following example navigates to the repetition (2) of a field named "Value":
Go to Object [Object Name: "Value"; Repetition: 2]
The following example navigates to an object whose name is the current day of the week:
Go to Object [Object Name: DayName (Get(CurrentDate))]