Insert Calculated Result

Pastes the result of a calculation into the current field in the current record or into a variable.

Options 

• Select entire contents replaces the contents of a field or variable. If you don't select this option:
  • For a field, replaces only the selected portion of the active field, or inserts data at the insertion point. The default insertion point is at the end of the field's data.
  • For a variable that doesn't have container data, inserts data at the end of the variable's current value. For a variable that has container data, replaces the contents of the variable.
• Target specifies the field to paste the calculated result into or the variable to set. If the variable doesn't exist, this script step creates it (see Using variables).
• Calculated result is the calculation whose result will be inserted by this script step.

Originated in version 

6.0 or earlier

Description 

You must specify a target variable, specify a target field on the current layout, click in a field, or use the Go to Field script step before performing this script step. If Target is not specified, the data is placed in the active field. Otherwise, this script step returns an error code that can be captured with the Get(LastError) function.

Notes 

• If you manually select field data before you run this script step in FileMaker WebDirect, the script step performs as if you did not make a selection. To select field data before you run this script step in FileMaker WebDirect, use the Set Selection script step.

Example 1 

Inserts the current date if the invoice prints successfully.

Set Error Capture [On]
Print [With dialog: On]
Insert Calculated Result [Select; Invoices::Print Status; If ( Get ( LastError ) = 0 ; "Printed on " & Get ( CurrentDate ) ; "Not Printed" )]

Related topics 

• Set Field script step
• Defining calculation fields
• Script steps reference