Close Window
Purpose 
Closes the currently active window or any other window by name.
Format 
Close Window [Current window or Name: <name of window>; Current file]
Options 
 •
Click Specify to select which window you want FileMaker Pro to close. You can enter literal text or click Specify to generate a name from a calculation.
 •
Select Current file only to restrict matches to the current file (not selecting this option matches all available FileMaker Pro files).
Note  Closing the last window of a file closes the file and halts execution of the current script. In FileMaker WebDirect, closing the last window logs out the current web session.
Compatibility 
 
Where the script step runs 
Supported 
FileMaker Pro 
Yes 
FileMaker Server scheduled script 
Yes 
FileMaker Go 
Yes 
Custom Web Publishing 
Yes 
FileMaker WebDirect 
Yes 
Runtime solution 
Yes 
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Example 1 
Goes to a related record in the Invoices table using the Print Invoices layout, prints, and closes the window.
Go to Related Record [Show only related records; From table: "Invoices"; Using layout: “Print Invoices”; New Window]
Print [Restore: Printer; No dialog]
Close Window [Current Window]
Example 2 
Closes the current window if it is hidden.
If [Get ( WindowVisible ) = 0]
Close Window [Current Window]
End If
Example 3 
Closes the Invoice Details window if it is open.
If [PatternCount ( WindowNames ( Get ( FileName ) ) ; "Invoice Details" )]
Close Window [Name: "Invoice Details"]
End If
Related topics 
Defining calculation fields
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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