Re: FileMaker "do script"
Re: FileMaker "do script"
- Subject: Re: FileMaker "do script"
- From: Joe <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:53:27 -0700
Bruce Robertson wrote:
>It's not quite that simple.
>
>FileMaker scripts CAN run in the background.
>
>Some script steps will cause the window to come to the front, particularly
>record navigation and layout navigation.
>
>tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"
> set D to a reference to document "DYMO Addresses"
> set s to a reference to FileMaker script "Sort by Address" of D
> do script s
> -- Filemaker remains in background
> -- called window remains in background
>end tell
Something that still confuses me in FMP versions >= 7 is when to use "document" versus "database"
I fiddled around trying to answer David's question and failed (probably) because I was using the "database" object.
Is there a hard-fast rule about when it is correct to use "database" or "document?"
Joe
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