Functions Reference

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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 357
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Email
Electronic mail. A system for transmitting messages from one computer or terminal to another. A
message sent from one computer user to another is stored in the recipient’s account mailbox
until that person logs onto the system and reads the message.
Embedded
For container fields, a file that is stored in the container field. Container data can also be stored
by reference or stored externally.
Encryption password
The password required to open an encrypted file. For FileMaker Pro, the encryption password is
required for the FileMaker
Pro user who opens the file, but not for the client who opens a file
hosted by FileMaker
Pro. FileMaker Pro Advanced is required to enable, disable, or change an
encryption password.
Envelope layout
A predefined layout with fields arranged for printing on standard business envelopes.
Ethernet
A type of fast local area network used for connecting computers and peripherals within the
same building or campus.
Export
To save data from one file so that it can be used in another file or in another application.
Expression
A value or any computation that produces a value. Expressions can contain functions, field
values, and constants and can be combined to produce other expressions.
Extended privilege
Data sharing permissions that determine if a privilege set allows users to open a shared file
using FileMaker
Pro or FileMaker Server (fmapp); view a database as an ODBC or JDBC data
source (fmxdbc); view a database using a web browser via FileMaker
WebDirect (fmwebdirect),
XML web publishing (fmxml), or PHP web publishing (fmphp); or access a file in FileMaker
Go
without having to re-login (fmreauthenticate10). Plug-ins from third-party developers may
provide additional extended privileges.
External function
A function written in C or C++ as part of a third-party plug-in that extends the feature set of
FileMaker
Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced.
External script
A script used by a database file, but defined in a different database file. Use the Perform Script
script step to select a defined script from a related file, or to select a file reference to a database
file on your hard drive or network.
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Field
The basic unit of data in a record. You define a field to hold a specific, discrete category of data,
such as Last Name, Employee Photo, or to display the result of a calculation. You can define
text, number, date, time, timestamp, container, calculation, and summary fields. Field can also