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Open Preferences

Opens the Preferences dialog box to the General tab.

See also 

Options 

None.

Compatibility 

 

Product 

Supported 

FileMaker Pro Advanced 

Yes 

FileMaker Go 

Yes 

FileMaker WebDirect 

No 

FileMaker Server 

No 

FileMaker Cloud products 

No 

FileMaker Data API 

No 

Custom Web Publishing 

No 

Runtime solution 

Yes 

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

This script step is the same as choosing Edit menu > Preferences (Windows) or FileMaker Pro Advanced menu > Preferences (macOS).

Use this script step to open the Preferences dialog box for users if you have restricted their access to FileMaker Pro Advanced menus.

Example 1 

Displays a custom dialog box that asks if the user wants to open the Preferences dialog box.

Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to open the Preferences dialog box?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Open Preferences
End If

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