Enter Find Mode
Purpose 
Switches to Find mode, where you can search for sets of records.
Format 
Enter Find Mode [Restore; Pause]
Options 
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Pause temporarily stops the script to allow the user to enter a find request.
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Specify find requests allows you to create and edit requests for use with this script step.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Partial 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Partial 
FileMaker WebDirect 
Yes 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
When you select Specify find requests at the time the script step is defined, FileMaker Pro displays the current find request(s), if any. Additional find requests can be defined, and existing find requests can be duplicated, edited, or deleted.
To edit a find request, select it from the list in the Specify Find Requests dialog box and click Edit.
In the Edit Find Requests dialog box, select the action (Find Records or Omit Records) you want the find request to perform. A single find request can either find records or omit records, but cannot perform both actions at the same time. Use multiple find requests to find and omit records from within a single script step.
For each field in your request, specify the criteria for which you want FileMaker Pro to search.
Example 1 
Goes to the Invoice Details layout, enters Find mode, pauses for user input, and performs the find.
Go to Layout ["Invoice Details"]
Enter Find Mode [Pause]
Perform Find [ ]
Related topics 
Get(WindowMode) function
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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