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Open Manage Data Sources

Opens the Manage External Data Sources dialog box.

See also 

Options 

None.

Compatibility 

 

Product 

Supported 

FileMaker Pro Advanced 

Yes 

FileMaker Go 

No 

FileMaker WebDirect 

No 

FileMaker Server 

No 

FileMaker Cloud products 

No 

FileMaker Data API 

No 

Custom Web Publishing 

No 

Runtime solution 

No 

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

This script step opens the Manage External Data Sources dialog box, where the user can create, edit, or delete external FileMaker or ODBC data sources. This script step is the same as choosing File menu > Manage > External Data Sources.

Notes 

You must be assigned the Full Access privilege set to perform this script step. To enable users with less than full access privileges to perform this script step, right-click the current script in the scripts pane and choose Grant Full Access Privileges.

See Sharing files on a network for information about making schema changes to shared databases.

Example 1 

Displays a custom dialog box that asks if the user wants to manage the database's data sources, and opens the Manage External Data Sources dialog box.

Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to manage the database's external data sources?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Open Manage Data Sources
End If

Related topics 

Connecting to external data sources

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