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Scroll Window

Scrolls a window or layout vertically, or brings the current field into view.

See also 

Options 

Home, End, Page Up, or Page Down scrolls the window to the beginning, to the end, up a page, or down a page.

To Selection brings the current field into view (similar to tabbing into a field).

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 scrolls a window up or down, scrolls to the top or bottom of a layout, or brings the current field into view.

Example 1 

Goes to the Invoices layout, scrolls to the bottom of the window, and creates a new record.

Go to Layout ["Invoices"]
Scroll Window [End]
New Record/Request

Example 2 

Performs a find, sorts, and scrolls to the top of the window.

Perform Find [Restore]
Sort Records [Restore; With dialog: Off]
Scroll Window [Home]

Related topics 

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