Script Steps Reference

Chapter 4
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Editing script steps 41
Paste
Format
Paste [Select; No style; <table::field>]
Options
• Select entire contents replaces the contents of a field with the contents of the
Clipboard. If you do not use Select entire contents, Paste copies the contents of the
Clipboard to the currently selected portion of the field.
• Paste without style tells FileMaker Pro to ignore all text style and formatting
associated with the Clipboard contents.
• Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the field to paste into.
• Link if Available (Windows) tells FileMaker Pro to choose a link over other formats
on the clipboard. If both a link and an embedded object are present on the clipboard,
the link is selected. If a link is available, it is selected over other formats.
Web compatibility
This script step is web-compatible.
Description
Pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the specified field in the current record. If you try
to paste data that doesn't match the field type of the target field, FileMaker Pro pastes the
data but displays a validation alert when you attempt to exit the field. If the field is not on
the current layout, FileMaker Pro returns an error code which can be captured with the
Get(LastError) function.
If the item being pasted is an OLE object, you can choose a link over other possible
formats in the Clipboard. The
Link if Available option has no effect when executed on a
Mac OS system.
Note In a web-published database, use a Commit Record/Request script step after a
Paste script step to update the record in the browser window.
Example
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Copy [Select; Invoices::Company Name]
Go to Record/Request/Page [Next; Exit after last]
Paste [Select; No style; Invoices::Company Name]