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Lesson 8

Automating tasks with buttons and scripts

FileMaker Pro lets you automate many database tasks with buttons and scripts. These powerful

features can save you a lot of time by performing a series of actions with a single click.

In this lesson you will:

1 make and use a button to perform a task

1 create and run a simple script to perform a multi-step task

1 use a button to perform a script

Perform a task using a button

A button is an object on a layout that you can click to perform many FileMaker Pro commands. For

example, you can create a button to switch layouts in your database.

Create the button

1. Open Sample Copy.fmp12.

2. Choose Data Entry from the Layout pop-up menu in the layout bar, if it is not already selected.

3. Click Edit Layout in the layout bar.

4. Select the Button tool .

5. Draw the button at the top of the layout.

6. In the Button Setup dialog box, under Navigation, select the Go to Layout command in the list.

7. In the Options area, for Specify, choose Layout.

Place the button here

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