Insert Text
Purpose 
Pastes a text value into a field in the current record.
Format 
Insert Text [Select; <table::field>; “<text>”]
Options 
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Select entire contents replaces the contents of a field. If you do not select this option, Insert Text inserts the specified value at the end of the field's data.
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Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the field to receive the pasted information. If no field is selected, the Insert Text command will place the specified text after the insertion point. If no field is active at the time the command executes, it has no effect. Also, if the selected field is not present on the current Layout, the Insert Text command has no effect.
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Specify displays the Specify dialog box where you can enter the exact value you want to paste.
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 pastes text that is specified in the script, instead of text provided by the user.
Notes
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This script step is intended to paste text into text field types. To insert other types of data into other types of fields, use either the Insert Calculated Result script step or the Set Field script step.
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If the specified field does not exist on the layout where the script is being performed, Insert Text returns an error code which can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.
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In a web-published database, use a Commit Record/Request script step after an Insert Text script step to update the record in the browser window.
Examples 
Insert Text [Select; Table1::LastName; "Smith"]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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