Cut
Purpose 
Deletes the contents of the specified field in the current record and saves the contents to the Clipboard.
Format 
Cut [Select; <table::field>]
Options 
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Select entire contents deletes the contents of a field and saves it to the Clipboard. If you do not use Select entire contents, only the selected portion of the field's data is cut.
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Select Go to target field or click Specify to select the field whose contents you want to cut.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Yes 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Yes 
Instant Web Publishing 
Yes 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
This script step removes the contents of the field. To duplicate the field information, use the Copy script step.
Note  In a web-published database, use a Commit Record/Request script step after a Cut script step to update the record in the browser window.
Examples 
The following example takes notes from a "Recent Notes" field and pastes them at the end of a "Previous Notes" field (creating a history of notes).
Enter Browse Mode [ ]
Cut [Select, Table1::Recent Notes]
Paste [Table1::Previous Notes]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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