Go to Object
Purpose 
Moves to the specified object on the current layout.
Format 
Go to Object [Object Name: "<object name>"]
Options 
Click Specify to display the "Go to Object" Options dialog box, where you can set the following options:
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Object Name is the named object to make active on the current layout. To assign an object name, choose View menu > Inspector in Layout mode. Click Position, then enter a name for the object.
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Repetition (optional) lets you choose a field's repetition to go to. Otherwise defaults to 1. This option is ignored if the object is not a field.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Yes 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Yes 
Instant Web Publishing 
Yes 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description 
This script step uses an object name to identify an object, so you must assign a unique object name to each object on a layout that you want to go to.
Note  If the object is a repeating field, you can also specify which repetition that you want to go to.
Examples 
The following example navigates to a text field named "First name":
Go to Object [Object Name: "First Name"]
The following example navigates to a button named "Launch button":
Go to Object [Object Name: "Launch button"]
The following example navigates to the repetition (2) of a field named "Value":
Go to Object [Object Name: "Value"; Repetition: 2]
The following example navigates to an object whose name is the current day of the week:
Go to Object [Object Name: DayName (Get(CurrentDate))]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
Naming objects
Defining repeating fields
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