Functions Reference

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refer to the object on a layout that displays the data, such as an edit box, checkbox set, or pop-
up menu.
Field boundary
In Layout mode, an outline that shows the size of a field. To see field boundaries, choose View
menu
> Show > Field Boundaries. These boundaries only appear in Layout mode. However,
you can use the Appearance tab of the Inspector to format objects to have borders that do
appear in Browse mode and when you print the layout.
Field label
Text on a layout that identifies a field. When you place a field on a layout, you can have
FileMaker
Pro add a field label that matches the field name. You can change or delete this field
label if you want.
Field name
The name you assign to a field when you define the field. When you place a field onto a layout,
you can have FileMaker
Pro also place an editable field label that matches the field name. Fully
qualified fields are displayed in
tablename::fieldname format.
Field type
The part of a field definition that determines what kind of data you can enter in the field and the
kinds of operations FileMaker
Pro can perform with the data. FileMaker Pro can create text,
number, date, time, timestamp, container, calculation, and summary fields. (Global fields contain
the same value for all records in the database and can be of any type except summary.)
File path
The location of a file in an operating system as identified by the drive, folders, filename, and file
extension.
FileMaker Network
A communications method built into FileMaker Pro that allows you to share files hosted by
FileMaker
Pro or FileMaker Server with others over a network or in FileMaker Go. The
FileMaker Network settings and privileges you set up determine how other users (called
“clients”) can open and use the shared file.
FileMaker WebDirect
A web application for accessing layouts from database files in a web browser. Web clients use
FileMaker
WebDirect to access layouts from database files hosted by FileMaker Server.
Find mode
The FileMaker mode in which you specify criteria for finding a subset of records.
(Use Browse mode to enter and edit your information; use Layout mode to design how your
information is displayed. Use Find mode to find records that match search criteria; use Preview
mode to display how your records will print.)
Find request
In Find mode, a blank form based on the current layout. Enter search criteria into one or more
fields of the find request.
Firewall
A security system used to prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to a LAN. A firewall
usually has a single computer that is connected to the internet and all internet traffic must pass
through that computer.