Open Manage Value Lists

Opens the Manage Value Lists dialog box.

Options 

None.

Compatibility 

Product Supported
FileMaker Pro Yes
FileMaker Go No
FileMaker WebDirect No
FileMaker Server No
FileMaker Cloud No
FileMaker Data API No
Custom Web Publishing No

Originated in version 

6.0 or earlier

Description 

This script step is the same as choosing File menu > Manage > Value Lists.

Use this script step to open the Manage Value Lists dialog box for users if you have restricted their access to FileMaker Pro menus.

Notes 

  • To perform this script step, your account must have Modifiable value list privileges for at least one value list (see Editing value list privileges). To enable users without the necessary privileges to perform this script step, you can right-click the current script in the scripts pane and choose Grant Full Access Privileges, if you have full access privileges. See Creating and editing scripts.

  • 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 value lists, and opens the Manage Value Lists dialog box.

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Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to manage database value lists?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
    Open Manage Value Lists
End If