Set Dictionary

Changes Main Spelling Dictionary and User Spelling dictionary.

See also 

Options 

  • Spelling Language sets the language to use for the main dictionary.

  • Specify User Dictionary sets a file path for the user dictionary to use. If the path specified is not valid, this script step returns an error. See Creating file paths.

Compatibility 

Product Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Go No
FileMaker WebDirect No
FileMaker Server No
FileMaker Cloud No
FileMaker Data API No
Custom Web Publishing No

Originated in version 

19.6.1

Description 

This script step sets the language for the main dictionary and the path for a user dictionary for checking spelling without opening the Select Dictionaries dialog box (Edit menu > Spelling > Select Dictionaries).

Example 1 

Changes the main dictionary language to Deutsch (Neue Regeln) and the user dictionary to the MyUserDictionary.upr file in the user's Documents folder.

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Set Variable [ $user_dictionary ; Value: "file:" & Get ( DocumentsPath ) & "MyUserDictionary.upr" ]
Set Dictionary [ Spelling Language: Deutsch (Neue Regeln) ; User Dictionary: "$user_dictionary" ]

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