Disabling script steps (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
You can disable and enable script steps to test portions of a script. When you run a script, disabled script steps are skipped.
To disable script steps:
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Choose Scripts menu > Manage Scripts.
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In the Manage Scripts dialog box, select the script, then click Edit (or double-click the script name).
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In the Edit Script dialog box, select one or more script steps, then click Disable.
Notes
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To disable script steps, you must have Modifiable privileges for the script.
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You cannot modify options for disabled script steps.
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If the file is opened in FileMaker Pro, users can see disabled script steps, but cannot enable them.
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If you disable an If script step, you must also disable the corresponding End If step. This also applies to Loop, Else, Exit Loop If, and Else If script steps.
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You cannot use Set Next Step to move to a disabled script step.
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The Script Debugger does not stop executing at breakpoints on disabled script steps.
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If a script is running in Script Debugger, you can click Edit Script to open the Edit Script dialog box.
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If you copy, paste, or import scripts with disabled script steps, the steps remain disabled in the new location.
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Disabled script steps are preceded by //. Disabled script steps will display as <unknown> if opened in or imported into a FileMaker 7 file.
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Disabled script steps print in italics.
FileMaker Pro Advanced may not be available in all of the shipping languages of FileMaker Pro.
Related topics 
Debugging scripts (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Creating and editing scripts
Using the Data Viewer (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
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