Go to Field
Purpose 
Moves to the specified field on the current layout.
Format 
Go to Field [Select/perform; <table::field>]
Options 
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Select/perform tells FileMaker Pro to perform an action on the contents of a field. All text in a field is selected with this option. The contents of the field (sound or movie) determine what action is performed. If the field contains a sound, then the sound is played. If the field contains a movie, the movie is played. For example, if the primary command is Edit, Select/perform opens the document in a state ready for editing.
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Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the target field.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Yes 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Yes 
FileMaker WebDirect 
Yes 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
To play a sound or movie, use the Select/perform option.
Notes
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If this script step specifies a field on a tab panel or a slide panel that is not the front-most panel, the specified field is selected and the panel it is on moves to the front of the panel control. If, however, the same field appears elsewhere on the layout and the script finds that field first, the panel with that same field will not come forward. You can force FileMaker Pro to find a specific field by assigning an object name to the field and using the Go to Object script step to move to that instance of the field. If the object is a repeating field, you can also specify which repetition that you want to go to.
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If the script step specifies a field on a popover, the popover opens.
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In FileMaker WebDirect, the cursor moves to the specified field.
Example 1 
Goes to the Invoice Details layout, creates a record, and goes to the Summary field.
Go to Layout ["Invoice Details"]
New Record/Request
Go to Field [Invoices::Summary]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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