Define Inserted Text

[rossination]

Forgive me again for asking a low-level question. I'm reading through my FMPro Bible and not finding anything on this topic, but I suspect it may be because I don't have the right word for it.

I'd like to have a script where it will insert text "x" and "y" in several consecutive fields over many records. But, I'd like to be able to define "x" and "y" each time I run the script. I'd also like to be able to define the starting field each time.

In other words, when I run the script I want it to ask me where to start filling in fields, and what to fill them in with.

Is there a word for what I'm trying to do? Where can I find more information on it?

Thank you in advance -

Daniel

[John Mark Osborne]

With FileMaker 7, you can use the Show Custom Dialog script step to ask you for the values. Use global fields as the input fields for the Show Custom Dialog. Follow the Show Custom Dialog with a Replace Field Contents or Looping script to place the global values into the fields you want. Remember that Replace Field Contents and Looping scripts work on the found set of records so you will need to make sure the correct found set of records is displaying.