Development Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro Advanced
- Chapter 2 Creating database solutions
- Chapter 3 Customizing database solutions
- Chapter 4 Debugging and analyzing files
- Chapter 5 Developing third-party FileMaker plug-ins
- About external functions
- About the example plug-in
- Installing, enabling, and configuring the example plug-in
- Description of the FMExample plug-in’s external functions
- Using the example plug-in
- Customizing the plug-in example
- Requirements for writing external function plug-ins
- FileMaker messages sent to the plug-in
- Avoiding potential Mac OS X resource conflicts
- Providing documentation for your plug-in
- Appendix A Feature comparison of the runtime application with FileMaker Pro
- Index
Chapter 4
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Debugging and analyzing files 31
Using the Data Viewer
You can use the Data Viewer to monitor expressions like field values, local and global variables, and
calculations. You can monitor these expressions while running scripts or while testing them in the Script
Debugger. You can also monitor field values and variables in the database file.
The Current tab shows the fields and variables that are in the currently running script, fields that are
referenced in calculations used in the script, and global variables. The Watch tab monitors expressions that
you select until you remove them from the list.
To monitor fields, variables, and calculations:
1. Choose Tools menu > Data Viewer, or click the Open/Close Data Viewer button in the Script
Debugger window.
2. In the Current tab, double-click a value to display a dialog box where you can:
1 View, edit, and copy local or global variables.
1 View (but not edit) field values.
3. To sort expressions, click a column heading. Expressions sort independently in this order: fields, global
variables, local variables.
4. To add an expression to the Watch tab, click Add to Watch.
The expression is copied to the Watch tab, and the Watch tab opens.
5. To view or edit restricted-access scripts, click , then log into an account that has full access privileges.
Note If you logged in to edit restricted-access scripts in the Script Debugger, your access privileges also
apply to the Data Viewer. If you logged in from the Data Viewer, your access privileges also apply to the
Script Debugger. In either case, your editing privileges last until you close the Script Debugger or the
Data Viewer.
Click to view
restricted access
expressions
Click a column
heading to sort