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FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 108
Description
If there are multiple windows open in the current database file, each window can have its own layout
number value, but results are returned for only the foreground window.
Note For information on how functions evaluate differently on the host versus the client, search the
FileMaker Knowledge Base available at
www.filemaker.com/kb.
Examples
Returns 3 when the current layout is third in the list of layouts in Manage Layouts.
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Functions reference (alphabetical list)
Get(LayoutTableName)
Purpose
Returns the name of the table from which the current layout is displaying records.
Format
Get(LayoutTableName)
Parameters
None
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description
If no windows are open, an empty string is returned.
Note For information on how functions evaluate differently on the host versus the client, search the
FileMaker Knowledge Base available at
www.filemaker.com/kb.
Examples
There are two layouts, Teachers Layout and Coaches Layout, with corresponding tables named
Teachers and Coaches in the table Instructors. An unstored calculation of
Get(LayoutTableName) returns Teachers when the current layout is Teachers Layout and
returns Coaches when the current layout is Coaches Layout.
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Functions reference (alphabetical list)