Copying Field Definitions to another table

[DataPro]

I have 168 fields that I have defined for one table that I would like to copy to another table, rather than keying them in again. Is this possible with Filemaker?

With the programming language I primarily use, I can copy field definitions to another table, or I can export them to a text file, perform a search and replace, then import the definitions in to another table name. I don't see this functionality (Duplicate only seems to work on the same table).

Also, can the same be done for scripts (can I cut and paste part of it into another script and/or do a search and replace on a text string)?

[Ender]

There is no built-in way to copy field definitions from table to table or file to file, but there are some 3rd party utilities to do this (Windows only). Check out FMRobot from New Millennium.

For scripts, you cannot copy and paste script steps (see the Wishlist Forum), but in the ScriptMaker dialog, you can import scripts from another file.

[bruceR]

It can be done with applescript and System Event GUI scripting. Stay tuned.

[DataPro]

Thanks, FMrobot looks like it will do the job for now.

Paul