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Window.SetCloseButton
Switches the close button on the window on or off.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Window | 1.1 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
MBS( "Window.SetCloseButton"; WindowRef; State ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| WindowRef | Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. | 0 |
| State | The new state of the close button. | 1 |
Result
Returns OK on success.
Description
Switches the close button on the window on or off.Please note! On Windows that SetCloseButton removes all buttons from the title bar and not just the close button.
For runtime solution a special handling is needed. First on Mac you can simply use this function as normal to enable the close button and the window will close.
On Windows simply enabling will not work as the close button is linked to a close menu entry in the system menu for this window.
Earlier plugins had a script trigger, but that was non functional for years since Claris moved to Windows Presentation Foundation for window handling.
Examples
Disable the Window Close button
MBS( "Window.SetCloseButton" ; 0; 0)
Enable the Window Close button
MBS( "Window.SetCloseButton" ; 0; 1)
See also
Example Databases
Blog Entries
- Customize your FileMaker solution
- MBS Filemaker Plugin 2.4 release notes
- MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 2.4pr10
This function checks for a license.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 22nd July 2025
