Go to Field
Purpose 
Moves to the specified field on the current layout.
Format 
Go to Field [Select/perform; <table::field>]
Options 
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Select/perform tells FileMaker Pro to perform an action on the contents of a field. All text in a field is selected with this option. The contents of the field (sound or movie) determine what action is performed. If the field contains a sound, then the sound is played. If the field contains a movie, the movie is played. For example, if the primary command is Edit, Select/perform opens the document in a state ready for editing.
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Select Go to target field or click Specify to specify the target 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 
To play a sound or movie, use the Select/perform option.
Note  If this script step specifies a field in a tab panel that is not in front, the specified field is selected and the tab panel it is in moves to the front of the tab control. If, however, the same field appears elsewhere on the layout and the script finds that field first, the tab panel with that same field will not come forward. Instead, assign an object name to the field and use the Go to Object script step to move to that instance of the field.
Examples 
Enter Browse Mode []
Go to Layout ["Contacts"]
New Record/Request
Go to Field [Table1::First Name]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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