>>I have a Filemaker script that works the first time you run it. 
>>Second time you run it on the same record gives an error "Data is 
>>being accessed by another user, script or transaction."  If you 
>>scroll to a previous record and back it works. If you open the 
>>script and look at it and try again it works.
>>
>>I have narrowed the problem down to a step in a "Perform 
>>Applescript" step that assigns a variable to a field, to wit:
>>
>>tell current record
>>set field "filename" to filename
>>end tell
>>
>>(This is a trick to move a variable from the Applescript to where 
>>another Filemaker script step can use it.)
>>
>>Apparently once it has done this it thinks the script is somehow 
>>still connected to that field, even though the script  finished 
>>running three minutes ago.  How do I convince it otherwise?
>
>Does the FileMaker Script which calls this applescript do anything 
>after the applescript?  What version of FileMaker?  Is the database 
>shared?

Yes, 8 (Mac) and yes.
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Bill Steele
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