Newbie question : How to make a simple script

[northtrex]

Hello,

I am starting with Filemaker and I would like to build a simple script. Exemple : In a layout I have many record with a field called "Number of room". I would like to list all fields with no room. How can build this script ? Where should I put this script ?

Your help will be greatly appreciate.

[-Queue-]

You can attach scripts to a button, allow them to be accessed from the Scripts menu, or allow them only to be accessed from another script.

Enter Find Mode, using Ctrl-F, and type an equals sign (=) into your Number of rooms field. Click the Find button on the Status Area to the left or press Enter.

Now create a script to hold the criteria for the find just performed.

Set Error Capture [On]

Perform Find [Restore]

If [not Status(CurrentFoundCount)]

Show Message ["All records have Number of rooms specified."]

End If

[northtrex]

I tried what you said.

I Entered Find Mode, using Ctrl-F, and type an equals sign (=) into my Number of rooms field. I press Enter.

Now you said : "Now create a script to hold the criteria for the find just performed." I don't know where to do this. I tried the ScriptMaker but can't find any place to enter :

Set Error Capture [On]

Perform Find [Restore]

If [not Status(CurrentFoundCount)]

Show Message ["All records have Number of rooms specified."]

End If

Thank you!

[Vaughan]

The find is saved in the "restore" part of the "Perform Find [Restore]" script step.

If you ever need to change the saved find information, open the script in Scriptmaker, close it, then click the "replace" option in the dialog that follows.

[-Queue-]

Set Error Capture, Perform Find, If, and Show Message are script steps that you select from the list on the left once you have created a new script.