I'd like to set a script variable from a Perform Applescript step.

I've been working with calculated applescript
This part works ---

"tell application " & "\"" & "Filemaker Pro Advanced" & "\"¶"

& "choose file name ¶"

& "end tell"

got the path I'm looking for but stuck on the correct syntax for
setting the variable $path to the text of the result.

Thx

I think you'll have to get apple script to write the data into a global
field first then take it from there and put it into your script
variable eg.

"tell application " & "\"" & "Filemaker Pro Advanced" & "\"¶"
& "choose file name ¶"
& "set field " & "\"" & "MyResultField" & "\"" & "to the result as
text¶"
& "end tell"

Yes, according to FM helpfile you can not use any variables for externel
function that hold a path.

Open the help file
search on using variables
open the page with this name
and scroll down the page


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I think you'll have to get apple script to write the data into a global
field first then take it from there and put it into your script
variable eg.

"tell application " & "\"" & "Filemaker Pro Advanced" & "\"¶"
& "choose file name ¶"
& "set field " & "\"" & "MyResultField" & "\"" & "to the result as
text¶"
& "end tell"

Thanks Guys,

You pointed me in the right direction.
The syntax that worked is:


"tell application " & "\"" & "Filemaker Pro Advanced" & "\"¶"
& "choose file name ¶"
&"tell layout "& "\"" & "Layout_name" & "\"¶"
&"set cell "& "\"" & "resultField" & "\"" & "of current record to the
result as text¶"
&"end tell ¶"
& "end tell"