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Open Help

Opens the onscreen Help.

See also 

Options 

None.

Compatibility 

 

Product 

Supported 

FileMaker Pro Advanced 

Yes 

FileMaker Go 

Yes 

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 is the same as displaying Help in the FileMaker product.

Example 1 

Displays a custom dialog box that asks if the user wants to see the onscreen Help.

Show Custom Dialog ["Do you want to open onscreen Help?"]
If [Get ( LastMessageChoice ) = 1]
Open Help
End If

Related topics 

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