How to Use a Custom Dialog in a Filemaker Pro 9 Script

FileMaker Pro 9 includes a script step for creating custom dialog boxes.

FileMaker Pro 9 is a database development tool that works with both PC and Mac computers. When designing interfaces and layouts for a FileMaker database, you can also write scripts that will perform certain automated actions. One of the available script steps in FileMaker Pro 9 is a custom dialog box, which the script writer can configure to display text and button options.

Instructions

1. Launch the "FileMaker Pro 9" application, and open the database in which you want to add a custom dialog script step.

2. Go to the "Scripts" menu at the top of the screen and choose "Manage Scripts."

3. Double-click on the name of the script in which you want to add a step for a custom dialog box.

4. Scroll down the "Miscellaneous" category in the list of available script steps on the left side of the window.

5. Double-click on the item labeled "Show Custom Dialog."

6. Press the "Specify" button to configure the options for the custom dialog box.

7. Enter the title and message you want to display in the custom dialog box.

8. Type in the text you want to use for the dialog box's clickable options in the fields at the bottom of the window. You can specify three different clickable options in the fields labeled "Default Button," "Button 2" and "Button 3." The data received from these clickable options can be used in a separate part of the script.

9. Click "OK" to add the custom dialog box step to the script.

References

• FileMaker Pro Help: Show Custom Dialog