View As
Purpose 
Displays data in the specified format.
Format 
View As [View as Form/View as List/View as Table/Cycle]
Options 
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View as Form tells FileMaker Pro to display records page by page in the format determined by the database designer.
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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.
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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.
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Cycle switches from the current view to the next view.
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 
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)