Script Steps Reference

FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 112
Examples
Close ["Names"]
Close ["Payments"]
Close ["Tasks"]
Close [Current File]
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Convert File
Purpose
Converts a supported file type into a FileMaker Pro file.
Format
Convert File [“<filename>”]
Options
• Specify data source lets you choose the file or source of the data to be converted. If you
don’t specify a file, FileMaker Pro displays the Open File dialog box when the script step
executes. For more information about converting files, see the conversion information in the
FileMaker
Pro User’s Guide.
• Depending on the file or source you choose, a dialog box may appear for specifying the
following additional options.
• Perform without dialog prevents certain dialog boxes from displaying when the script step
is run.
• When converting FileMaker files, the dialog boxes used to rename the old file and name
the converted file are not displayed.
• When converting other file types, the dialog boxes that are used to specify the way a file
and its data are converted are not displayed.
In these two cases, the default settings for those dialog boxes are used instead.
When you
choose this file
or source
Do this
File In the Specify File dialog box, choose the file you want to import.
XML Data In the Specify XML and XSL Options dialog box, choose the source of the XML data
that you want to import, and choose an XSLT style sheet if you want to apply one
prior to import. The XML and XSLT source may be a file or the result of an HTTP
request, or a field that contains a file path or an HTTP request. For more information,
see Importing XML data.
ODBC Data Specify the data source name and location, the user ID and password (if any), and
the SQL query to be executed.