Set Layout Object Animation

Enables or disables animations while a script is running.

Options 

• On enables animations while a script is running.
• Off disables animations while a script is running.

Originated in version 

13.0

Description 

Enabling animations increases the time required for a script to run. Disabling animations overrides any animation settings for other script steps. This script step affects all script-initiated animations in all windows.

Note  Set Layout Object Animation does not return an error when it runs in a FileMaker product in which animations are not supported.

Example 1 

While a script is running, animations are typically disabled. If a script causes a slide control to switch between panels, there will be no animation providing feedback to users. To call attention to the transition from panel to panel, use Set Layout Object Animation [On] to enable animation prior to switching between slide panels using the Go to Object script step.

Set Layout Object Animation [On]
Go to Object [Object Name: "Panel 1"]
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): .5]
Go to Object [Object Name: "Panel 2"]
Pause/Resume Script [Duration (seconds): .5]
Go to Object [Object Name: "Panel 3"]

Related topics 

• Script steps reference