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View As

Purpose 

Displays data in the specified format.

Format 

View As [View as Form/View as List/View as Table/Cycle]

Options 

•	View as Form tells FileMaker Pro to display records page by page in the format determined by the database designer.

•	View as List tells FileMaker Pro to display records as records in a list, so they can be browsed without clicking the left and right arrows in the book.

•	View as Table tells FileMaker Pro to display the records on screen in a grid, so that many fields and records may be viewed at one time in a format similar to a spreadsheet.

•	Cycle switches from the current view to the next view.

Compatibility 

This script step is also supported in web publishing and in a FileMaker Server scheduled script.

Description 

You can choose View as Form, View as List, View as Table, or you can choose Cycle to switch from the current format to the next format.

Examples 

Perform Find [Restore]
View As [View as Form]
Pause/Resume Script [Indefinitely]
View As [View as List]
Pause/Resume Script [Indefinitely]
View As [View as Table]
Pause/Resume Script [Indefinitely]
View As [Cycle]

Related topics 

Script steps reference (alphabetical list)

Script steps reference (category list)