tell application "Filemaker Pro"

tell window "Time"

show

show every record whose cell "Z" is x

end tell

end tell

this fails to create a new found set of records in "Time", keeping in mind that the x sets correctly when requested from the current record of the related database

any ideas?

You're missing the quotes around x, otherwise should the variable x be defined ahead of the scripting we can see.

--sd

x is a variable that is set prior to this portion of the script, keeping that in mind, the x shouldn't be in qoutes and still does not work as posted... or should it?