Close Window
 
Purpose 
Closes the currently active window or any other window by name.
See also 
Opening files
Creating scripts to automate tasks
Format 
Close Window [Current Window/Name: <name of window>; Current file]
Options 
 •
Current Window closes the active window.
 •
Window Name specifies which window you want FileMaker Pro to close.
 •
Current file only restricts matches to the current file (not selecting this option matches all available FileMaker Pro files).
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 
Closing the last window of a file closes the file and halts execution of the current script. In FileMaker WebDirect, closing the last window logs out the current web session.
Example 1 
Goes to a related record in the Invoices table using the Print Invoices layout, prints, and closes the window.
Go to Related Record [Show only related records; From table: "Invoices"; Using layout: “Print Invoices”; New Window]
Print [Restore: Printer; No dialog]
Close Window [Current Window]
Example 2 
Closes the current window if it is hidden.
If [Get ( WindowVisible ) = 0]
Close Window [Current Window]
End If
Example 3 
Closes the Invoice Details window if it is open.
If [PatternCount ( WindowNames ( Get ( FileName ) ) ; "Invoice Details" )]
Close Window [Name: "Invoice Details"]
End If
Related topics 
Defining calculation fields
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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