Script Steps Reference

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FILEMAKER SCRIPT STEPS REFERENCE 64
Related topics
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Contents
Relookup Field Contents
Purpose
Copies new values from the lookup source field into the records that make up the current found set.
Format
Relookup Field Contents [No dialog; <table::field>]
Options
Perform without dialog prevents a dialog box from displaying when the script step
executes that lets the user confirm field information.
Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the field that is the target of the
relookup operation. FileMaker
Pro moves the cursor to the field you specify. This must be
the match field for the relationship upon which the lookup is based, not the Lookup source
or target field. If no field is selected, Relookup Field Contents returns an error code that can
be captured with the Get(LastError) function.
Compatibility
This script step is also supported in web publishing and in a FileMaker Server scheduled script.
Notes
The target field specified for the Relookup Field Contents step must be an editable field.
Relookups are only performed on the found set of records in the active table.
Calculation fields cannot be used for the Relookup Field Contents command. If you use
the Relookup Field Contents command, and you're using a calculation field as the
matching value, you must specify one of the input fields for the calculation as the field
parameter for the Relookup Field Contents.
When you use the Relookup Field Contents script step, the data must be committed first
before the operation is performed, or you may get unexpected results. For example, if a
field value is modified and a relookup is attempted before the data is committed, then
the relookup search will be based on the old data rather than the modified data.
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Examples
Show All Records
Go to Layout [“Data Entry”]
Go to Field [Table1::Invoice Number]
Set Field [Table1::Invoice Number; Max(Table1::Invoice Number)]
Relookup Field Contents [No dialog, Table1::Customer ID]