Script Steps Reference

Chapter 8
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Chapter 8
Windows script steps
Windows script steps affect screen elements and windows. You can:
• open or close a window
• select a window
• arrange windows
• move or resize a window
• update or freeze a window
• scroll a window
• hide or show a window, the status area, or the text ruler
• set the title of a window
• set the zoom level
• view data as a list, table, or form
New Window
Format
New Window[Name: <name of window>; Height: n; Width: n; Top: n;
Left: n]
Options
Click Specify to set options for the new window.
• Window Name is the name you specify for your new window. You can enter literal
text or click Specify to create a window name from a calculation.
• Height is the height of the new window in pixels. You can enter a number or click
Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Width is the width of the new window in pixels. You can enter a number or click
Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Distance from top is the new window’s distance in pixels from the top of the screen
(Mac OS) or top of the FileMaker Pro window (Windows). You can enter a number or
click Specify to generate a number from a calculation.
• Distance from left is the new window’s distance in pixels from the left of the screen
(Mac OS) or left of the FileMaker Pro window (Windows). You can enter a number or
click Specify to generate a number from a calculation.