Jeez, just realized I can cut and paste script step(s) in 8.5. So
much time wasted.

Here is a question: In Edit Script in 8.5 there is a grey vertical
bar next to all of the script steps. If I click in the bar, a small
square appears in the bar next to the script step.

What does this square mean and do?

Darren

darren [at] yourCEplace.com wrote:

> Jeez, just realized I can cut and paste script step(s) in 8.5. So
> much time wasted.

It's always a good idea to read the documentation before you dive in.

> Here is a question: In Edit Script in 8.5 there is a grey vertical
> bar next to all of the script steps. If I click in the bar, a small
> square appears in the bar next to the script step.
>
> What does this square mean and do?

Checking the box next to a script will show that script under the
"Script" menu item, allowing it to be triggered with a keystroke
combination.

In article <X_8wi.14010$B25.4414 [at] news01.roc.ny>, Vandar
<vandar69 [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> darren [at] yourCEplace.com wrote:
>
> > Jeez, just realized I can cut and paste script step(s) in 8.5. So
> > much time wasted.
>
> It's always a good idea to read the documentation before you dive in.

I never read the "documentation". :o)



> > Here is a question: In Edit Script in 8.5 there is a grey vertical
> > bar next to all of the script steps. If I click in the bar, a small
> > square appears in the bar next to the script step.
> >
> > What does this square mean and do?
>
> Checking the box next to a script will show that script under the
> "Script" menu item, allowing it to be triggered with a keystroke
> combination.

I haven't got FileMaker 8.5, but I think Darren means in the Script
Editor - the bar / square is next to the script commands.

Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

In article <X_8wi.14010$B25.4414 [at] news01.roc.ny>
Vandar<vandar69 [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> darren [at] yourCEplace.com wrote:
>> Jeez, just realized I can cut and paste script step(s) in 8.5. So
>> much time wasted.

> It's always a good idea to read the documentation before you dive in.
>> Here is a question: In Edit Script in 8.5 there is a grey
>> vertical bar next to all of the script steps. If I click in the
>> bar, a small square appears in the bar next to the script step.
>>
>> What does this square mean and do?

> Checking the box next to a script will show that script under the
> "Script" menu item, allowing it to be triggered with a keystroke
> combination.

You didn't say you're using Advanced, but are you not? The red square
that appears when you click next to a step in ScriptMaker is a Script
Debugger feature.

It marks a step so that, as you run the script in Debug mode, when you
click the Run to Breakpoint button, the script will run to that step
and stop instead of you having to execute each step individually.

It allows you to execute blocks of the script all at once instead of
stepping through each step. It is useful to just get through parts of
the script that you know work, stopping where you indicate so you can
debug that portion.

You can also set a breakpoint in the same fashion in Script Debugger.

Matt

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