Go to Layout script step

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Go to Layout script step

Format


Go to Layout ["<layout name or layout number>"]

Options

Specify lets you choose the target layout. For Specify, you can:

choose the original layout. The original layout is the active layout when the script is initiated.

choose a specific layout by name from the list of layouts you've defined in your file.

choose Layout Name by calculation, and use the Specify Calculation dialog box to create a formula whose result is a valid layout name.

choose Layout Number by calculation, and use the Specify Calculation dialog box to create a formula whose result is a valid layout number. (Layout numbers correspond to the order of the layouts in the file.)

Web compatibility

This script step is web-compatible.

Description

Switches to the specified layout. Go to Layout is useful when you begin a script to make sure the user starts with the correct layout displayed.

Tips

The Go to Layout script step can only take you to layouts defined in the same file as the script itself. To go to layouts in an external file, define a script in that file using the Go to Layout script step, and call that script from the first file using the Perform Script script step.

Layout Name by calculation recognizes layouts with the same names in the order in which they were created. If you have multiple layouts with the same name, either select the specific layout you want from the layout list or use Layout Number by calculation.

Define an unstored calculation field with the function Get(LayoutNumber) function and place it on your layouts to verify the layout numbers of your layouts.

When a file has two or more tables, FileMaker Pro appends the name of the source table to the layout name for clarity. For example, Go to Layout ["Layout #2" (TableB)].

Example


Enter Browse Mode []
Go to Layout ["Contacts"]
New Record/Request
Go to Field [Table1::First Name]

Related topics

Get(LayoutAccess) function

Get(LayoutName) function

Get(LayoutNumber) function

Get(LayoutTableName) function

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