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FileMaker Pro basics
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• GetContainerAttribute – Returns the file metadata of the specified container field. See
GetContainerAttribute function.
• Get(CurrentTimeUTCMilliseconds) – Returns the current time in Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC) to the nearest millisecond. See
Get(CurrentTimeUTCMilliseconds)
function.
• Get(Device) – Returns a number indicating the type of computer that is currently
running FileMaker
Pro or FileMaker WebDirect, or the type of iOS device that is
currently running FileMaker
Go. See Get(Device) function.
• Get(EncryptionState) – Returns a value representing the file's current encryption state.
See
Get(EncryptionState) function.
• Get(NetworkType) – In FileMaker Go, returns a number indicating the type of network
being used to access the current file. See
Get(NetworkType) function.
• Get(ScriptAnimationState) – Returns a value indicating whether or not animations are
enabled for the current script. See
Get(ScriptAnimationState) function.
• Get(TriggerGestureInfo) – In FileMaker Go, returns details about the gesture that
activated an OnGestureTap trigger. See
Get(TriggerGestureInfo) function.
• Get(WindowOrientation) – Returns a value indicating the orientation of the window on
which the script is acting (not necessarily the foreground window). See
Get(WindowOrientation) function.
Changed functions
• GetLayoutObjectAttribute(): isFrontTabPanel is now isFrontPanel; isObjectHidden
returns 1 (True) if objectName is hidden on a record. See
GetLayoutObjectAttribute
function.
• Get(TriggerCurrentTabPanel) is now Get(TriggerCurrentPanel). See
Get(TriggerCurrentPanel) function.
• Get(TriggerTargetTabPanel) is now Get(TriggerTargetPanel). See
Get(TriggerTargetPanel) function.
Changed and removed features
• Increase in cache size – The default cache size has been increased to 128 MB.
• Instant Web Publishing – FileMaker Pro no longer hosts database files via Instant Web
Publishing. Use FileMaker
WebDirect or Custom Web Publishing, which require
FileMaker
Server. See Publishing databases on the web.
• Support for inserting sound into container fields – Menu commands that support recording
sound into container fields have been removed from FileMaker
Pro. (Inserting audio/video
and QuickTime files is still supported.)
• Exporting and saving records in Excel .xls format – FileMaker Pro no longer supports
exporting or saving records in Excel 95-2004 Workbook (.xls) format.
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• Database Encryption feature – Encrypt database files to protect them from unauthorized
access while the files are being stored on disk, by requiring all database clients to open
encrypted database files with an encryption password. See
Encrypting database files
(FileMaker Pro Advanced).