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Open Manage Containers

Opens the Manage Containers dialog box.

See also 

Options 

None.

Compatibility 

 

Product 

Supported 

FileMaker Pro Advanced 

Yes 

FileMaker Go 

No 

FileMaker WebDirect 

No 

FileMaker Server 

No 

FileMaker Cloud products 

No 

FileMaker Data API 

No 

Custom Web Publishing 

No 

Runtime solution 

No 

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 12.0

Description 

This script step opens the Manage Containers dialog box, where the user can manage thumbnail settings and external locations for container content. This script step is the same as choosing File menu > Manage > Containers.

Notes 

You must be assigned the Full Access privilege set to perform this script step. To enable users with less than full access privileges to perform this script step, right-click the current script in the scripts pane and choose Grant Full Access Privileges.

See Sharing files on a network for information about making schema changes to shared databases.

Example 1 

Displays a custom dialog box that asks if the user wants to edit settings for thumbnails, and opens the Manage Containers dialog box.

Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to change settings for thumbnail images in container fields?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Open Manage Containers
End If

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