Execute a script from Format Control

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Click Tailoring > Format Control.

In the Name field, type the name of the Format Control record you want to edit. For example, type apm.quick.

Click Search.

Click Subroutines, or click Subroutines from the Options menu.

In the Application Name field, type script.execute and enter the following values:

Name	Value
file	$file
name	Name of the first script panel in the flow

In the Before field, type true or type an expression for a condition that evaluates to true to execute the script before any other processing takes place.

In the Dis field (Display field), type true or type an expression for a condition that evaluates to true to execute the script before apm.quick opens.

Click Save to save your changes.

Click OK.

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