Scripting with Apple events (Mac OS)

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Scripting with Apple events (Mac OS)

Apple events let you automate, customize, and control many Mac OS applications. FileMaker Pro can send Apple events to applications that support them. FileMaker Pro can also receive Apple events from applications that have been designed to send Apple events.

Apple events are grouped into suites. FileMaker Pro supports the following:

Required suite

A special subset of the Core, Table, and Database suites

FileMaker Pro suite

Object Model

A subset of the URL suite

If you are using FileMaker Pro for Mac OS and you performed a complete installation, see the Apple Events Reference database (located in the FileMaker Pro\English Extras\Apple Events folder) for additional information and examples.

To send Apple events from FileMaker Pro to other applications, define a script and use either the Send Event (Mac OS) script step or the Perform AppleScript (Mac OS).

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