Clipboard and Focus

If Genie fails to read or write data to the FileMaker Script Workspace, it is usually due to a loss of window focus or missing system-level permissions.

Copy or Paste Timeout

• Symptoms: Failed to add selection, legacy/native Failed to grab selection, or Failed to prepare clipboard.
• Cause: Focus was lost in Script Workspace, or FileMaker is not responding to the programmatic clipboard request.
• Fix:
  1. Click directly on a script step in Script Workspace to ensure it is the active focus.
  2. Press Cmd+C manually on your keyboard.
  3. Return to Genie and retry the action. This manual priming often restores the connection.

No Script Workspace Detected

• Symptoms: No Script Workspace window detected.
• Cause: Script Workspace is closed or hidden behind other FileMaker windows.
• Fix: Open Script Workspace in FileMaker (Scripts > Script Workspace...) and ensure it is front-most before using Add Selection, Add Scripts, Clear Context, or Apply Code in Genie.

Accessibility Issues

• Symptoms: Enable Accessibility for Genie or Accessibility not enabled.
• Cause: macOS requires explicit permission for Genie to interact with other applications like FileMaker.
• Fix:
  1. Open macOS System Settings.
  2. Navigate to Privacy & Security > Accessibility.
  3. Ensure the toggle for FileMaker, or the Genie host app, is turned on.
  4. If it is already on, try toggling it off and back on again.

Related pages

• Script Workspace Actions
• Troubleshooting Overview