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Plugin.RegisterScriptStep
Registers a script step dynamically.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Plugin | 15.3 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "Plugin.RegisterScriptStep"; functionId; Name; Definition; Expression; Description ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| functionId | The function ID. Must be unique and 3 or higher. MBS function is ID 1 and MBS script step is ID 2. |
3 |
| Name | The name of the custom function. | "Concat" |
| Definition | An XML to define the script step. | |
| Expression | The expression to run. | "1+2" |
| Description | The description to show in the user interface. |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Registers a script step dynamically.Allows you to define custom script steps for your solution.
Please register the same script step each time your solution opens with the same IDs. FileMaker usually finds script steps by ID.
See also Plugin.RegisterFunction for registering a function.
Examples
Register a script step:
MBS( "Plugin.RegisterScriptStep";
// internal ID. Must be unique
123;
// name of script step
"Concat";
// XML definition of parameters
"<PluginStep>
<Parameter Type=\"target\" Label=\"Destination\" ShowInLine=\"true\"/>
<Parameter Type=\"calc\" DataType=\"text\" ShowInline=\"true\" Label=\"FirstName\" ID=\"0\"/>
<Parameter Type=\"calc\" DataType=\"text\" ShowInline=\"true\" Label=\"SecondName\" ID=\"1\"/>
</PluginStep>";
// calculation
"MBS(\"Plugin.ScriptStepParameter\"; 0) & MBS(\"Plugin.ScriptStepParameter\"; 1)";
// description
"Concat two texts" )
See also
Release notes
- Version 15.3
- Added Plugin.RegisterScriptStep function.
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Created 27th June 2025, last changed 27th June 2025
