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For that reason, it's best to select such things as the file's layout, view, and sort order before you define a script for it. When you begin defining a script, you'll find that FileMaker has saved some of the open database's current settings, if they exist, and included them in the Script Definition dialog box. All available script steps are listed within the Script Definition dialog box, which is where you build a script once you name it ( Figure 2).įigure 1 Use the Define Scripts dialog box to create, rename, edit, duplicate, delete, and perform (test) scripts.įigure 2 Use the Script Definition dialog box to build scripts by selecting script steps in the left-hand list and building your script in the right-hand window.

The Define Scripts dialog box is where you create (name), rename, edit, duplicate, and delete scripts, as well as test them ( Figure 1). Most of FileMaker's scripting steps are put to use within just two dialog boxes. FileMaker contains many predefined scripts, reducing the need for you to generate a step from scratch. With this modular approach, you can recombine the steps into other scripts later on. These pieces, which FileMaker calls steps, are easier to build than a long, single script. In planning a script, break the task you want to perform into the smallest pieces possible. Working with Scripts in FileMaker Pro 5 Excerpted from Chapter 13 of FileMaker Pro 5: Visual QuickStart Guide, by Nolan HesterĬREATING A SCRIPT IS A LOT LIKE designing a database: The more you plan it out in advance, the smoother the actual construction will go.

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