Hello,

I made the database back when Nashoba systems was the owner of Filemaker. It has been changed and brought along through all of the versions. I created a script that automatically launches FM at startup and opens the necessary files. Back in 8.5 I decided it wasn't necessary to keep that script in the Window for access so I edited it to either close or hide, i can't remember which. Now i want to edit the script but if I select open the script runs and does whatever I set it to do. How do I get to the point of editing a script that I can't see? I am a user not an expert by any definition so any help would be appreciated.

Hold down the Option key while opening the file to skip execution of the startup script. Select Manage Scripts from the Scripts menu to find scripts that you have hidden from the Scripts menu.

OK thanks, that works as far as trying to open it. Now my problem is, it asks for the account name and password. I know the password but none of the account names that I can remember work. Any ideas, thanks. Bill

Open the file in FMP Advanced with the script debugger on, to terminate the script.

Thank you, I will have to have a friend with Advance do it for me. Thanks again

I edited it to either close or hide, i can't remember which.

Easy to find out: select the Window > Show Window menu; if the file is open hidden, it will be there and can be selected to reveal it. Another thing you could try is aborting the script before it gets to the end (you'll need quick fingers for this...).

Yet another option is to create a new file and define a relationship to the existing file. Place a related field on the layout and the related file will be open hidden - so you can reveal it from the Windows menu.

Thanks everyone, problem solved.