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Text baseline
In Layout mode, the guideline that appears at the base of the text in a field or text block. Text
baselines can be solid, dotted, or dashed. If you want text baselines to also appear in Browse
and Find modes, select Text baselines in the Appearance tab of the Inspector.
If you don’t see the Inspector, choose View menu > Inspector.
Text expression
Any expression that returns a text result. For example, a text expression can be a constant
("London"), a field reference (Status), or a calculated value (Rightwords(Lastname;1)).
Timestamp
A field type combining date and time that is compatible with the ODBC requirement for the SQL
format [yyyy.mm.dd hh:mm:ss.sss].
Tooltip
A small box that displays text when a user moves the cursor over a layout object. Tooltips
display in Browse, Find, and Layout modes.
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Unicode
A worldwide standard that, in one code page, provides a unique number for every character in
human languages, no matter what the platform, software program, or operating system.
Unit of measure
In Browse and Layout modes, you can set the unit of measure to points, inches, or centimeters.
Unstored calculation
A calculation field with a result that is only calculated when the value is needed, for example, to
browse or print. In most cases, FileMaker
Pro makes a field stored when you define it, but you
can change the storage type to unstored.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
A web address, which consists of a protocol, a host name, and optionally a port, a directory, and
a filename. For example, http://www.filemaker.com/ , ftp://12.34.56.78:80/myfiles/, or fmp://
mywebsite.com/sample.fmp12.
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Value list
To save time and ensure accuracy during data entry, define frequently used text, number, date,
or time values as a value list. When you enter data, you can choose from the list of defined
values.
You can format value lists to display in a drop-down list or pop-up menu, or as checkboxes or
option (radio) buttons. The values in a value list can be user-defined or based on the values in a
field in the same file or in a different file. You can also define relationships for use with value
lists, to access and display particular related values. Another option is to use a value list from
another file.
Variable
In a calculation, a symbol or name that represents a value. Use the Set Variable script step to
specify the name, value, and repetition of the variable. Names prefixed by $ are local variables
available only within the current script. Prefix the name with $$ to make the variable available