Miscellaneous script steps

Miscellaneous script steps allow you to script miscellaneous actions.

Tip  Use the Comment script step to annotate your scripts so your colleagues can understand them.

# (Comment)

Adds comments to the list of steps in the script.

Allow Formatting Bar

Enables or disables display of the formatting bar.

AVPlayer Play

Plays audio, video, or images from a container field, layout object, or URL.

AVPlayer Set Options

Changes the settings for a media file that is playing or is paused.

AVPlayer Set Playback State

Pauses, resumes, or stops playing a media file that is playing or is paused.

Beep

Plays a system beep sound.

Dial Phone

Dials a phone from within a script.

Enable Touch Keyboard

Enables or disables the touch keyboard.

Execute FileMaker Data API

Executes a FileMaker Data API request.

Execute SQL

Executes any SQL statement on an ODBC data source.

Exit Application

Closes all open files; and in FileMaker Pro, exits the application.

Flush Cache to Disk

Immediately flushes the internal file cache to the computer's hard disk.

Flush Web Viewer Cookies

Immediately flushes all web viewer cookies used in the FileMaker client.

Get Folder Path

Sets a variable to the fully qualified path of a specified folder.

Install Menu Set

Changes the menu set based on conditions established in the script.

Install Plug-In File

Installs or updates a plug-in file from a container field onto your computer.

Open URL

Allows the user to open a URL.

Perform AppleScript (macOS)

Sends AppleScript commands to another application.

Perform JavaScript in Web Viewer

Performs a JavaScript function in a web viewer.

Refresh Object

Updates the contents, conditional formatting, and visibility state of the specified object.

Refresh Portal

Refreshes the relationship and contents of the named object.

Save a Copy as Add-on Package

Creates an add-on package from a FileMaker Pro file.

Send DDE Execute (Windows)

Sends a DDE command to another application to execute commands in that application.

Send Event

In Windows, performs an action in another application; in macOS, sends an Apple event to another application.

Send Mail

Sends an email message through an email application or via SMTP.

Set Session Identifier

Sets an identifier for the user's current session.

Set Web Viewer

Controls the specified web viewer.

Show Custom Dialog

Displays a custom message dialog box, with custom text and labels.

Speak (macOS)

Produces speech from text.