Specify Script dialog box

Specify Script dialog box

Use this dialog box to choose a script to perform in a file that is called by the Perform Script script step or a script trigger.

This dialog box also appears in FileMaker Pro Advanced when you customize a menu item to perform a script.

To specify a script to perform in a file:

1.

Select the current file or another specified file (data source) from the list.

2.

Select a script from the list.

3.

For Optional script parameter, type the text you want to use or click Edit and use the Specify Calculation dialog box to build a more complex parameter.

4.

Click OK.

You can also create, duplicate, edit, or delete a script using this dialog box.

To

Do this

Create a script

Click the + button or choose New Default Script from the Action pop-up menu.

Duplicate a script

Select a script and choose Duplicate from the Action pop-up menu.

A copy of the selected script appears in the list, with the word “copy” added to the original script name. To create a duplicate script with the same name as the original script, select it in the list and use Shift+Duplicate.

Note Script folders cannot be duplicated or created from this dialog box. For more information on working with folders, see Managing scripts using folders.

Edit a script

Select a script and choose Edit from the Action pop-up menu.

Tip You can also press Alt-double-click (Windows) or Option-double-click (Mac) to open the Edit Script dialog box.

Delete a script

Select a script and click the – button.

Notes

•

When you create, duplicate, edit, or delete a script using the Specify Script dialog box, your changes are not undone when you click Cancel.

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If you choose Perform Script from the Edit Script dialog box, the create, duplicate, edit, and delete commands are not available.

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The create, duplicate, edit, and delete commands are not available for external FileMaker files.

Related topics

Creating and editing scripts

Perform Script script step

Defining custom menus (FileMaker Pro Advanced)

Setting script triggers for layouts

Setting script triggers for objects

To	Do this
Create a script	Click the + button or choose New Default Script from the Action pop-up menu.
Duplicate a script	Select a script and choose Duplicate from the Action pop-up menu. A copy of the selected script appears in the list, with the word “copy” added to the original script name. To create a duplicate script with the same name as the original script, select it in the list and use Shift+Duplicate. Note Script folders cannot be duplicated or created from this dialog box. For more information on working with folders, see Managing scripts using folders.
Edit a script	Select a script and choose Edit from the Action pop-up menu. Tip You can also press Alt-double-click (Windows) or Option-double-click (Mac) to open the Edit Script dialog box.
Delete a script	Select a script and click the – button.

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