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Refresh Object

Updates the contents, conditional formatting, and visibility state of the specified object.

See also 

Options 

Object name is a named object on the current layout. See Naming objects.

Repetition (optional) lets you choose which field repetition to refresh. Defaults to 1. This option is ignored if the object is not a field.

Compatibility 

 

Product 

Supported 

FileMaker Pro Advanced 

Yes 

FileMaker Go 

Yes 

FileMaker WebDirect 

Yes 

FileMaker Server 

No 

FileMaker Cloud products 

No 

FileMaker Data API 

No 

Custom Web Publishing 

No 

Runtime solution 

Yes 

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 13.0

Description 

Refresh Object does not support repetition numbers when updating the visibility state of an object with a hidden condition.

If the specified object is in a portal, Refresh Object updates the object in every visible portal row.

If the repetition calculation returns zero, or the expression does not exist, all repetitions are refreshed.

Notes 

To update all objects in the current window, use the Refresh Window script step.

Example 1 

Allows the user to log in to a different account and updates the visibility state of the Confidential object. The Confidential object hides when the user is not logged in to the Admin account.

Re-Login [With dialog: On]
Refresh Object ["Confidential"]

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