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Using FileMaker Pro Advanced tools
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Notes
• Expression values in the Data Viewer automatically refresh when you use the Script
Debugger.
• Expressions remain in the Watch tab until you remove them.
• You can add local and global variables to the Data Viewer. Local variables begin with $ and
global variables begin with
$$. For more information, see Using variables.
• In the Current tab:
• You can see global and local variables that are declared outside of scripts only if you
have full access privileges to the file.
• If you double-click an expression, the Current Value dialog box opens to show the
expression’s entire value, which you can copy. You can modify the values of variables,
but not field values. Close the dialog box to commit the modified values.
• Repeating fields are listed only if they contain values, like this: <fieldname>[<value>].
The first repetition is shown without brackets. If the repetitions are calculated, the
values are not shown until the script step is reached in which the calculation is solved.
Related topics
Working with formulas and functions
Defining calculation fields
Encrypting database files (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
You can encrypt database files by using the Database Encryption feature of
FileMaker
Pro Advanced. Encryption protects FileMaker database files from unauthorized access
while the files are being stored on disk. Temporary files that are created by encrypted files are also
encrypted.
You create an encryption password for the file, which protects the data if the file is copied or stolen.
Users who do not enter the encryption password are not allowed access to the file.
Encrypted files can be decrypted as needed.
Note Encrypting database files that are part of a runtime solution is not supported.
Encrypting a file (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Use the Developer Utilities to encrypt your database files.
When you encrypt a file, you create an encryption password that users must enter to access the file.
To change a file’s encryption password, you must re-encrypt the file.
Warning Do not forget the encryption password that you assign to an encrypted database file. If
necessary, write it down and store it in a secure place. If you lose or forget the encryption password,
you will not be able to access or change the file.
If you have a multi-file solution, encrypt all database files with the same encryption password and
shared ID. When one encrypted file attempts to access another encrypted file, FileMaker Pro
displays the Database Encryption Password dialog box if the files’ encryption passwords or shared
IDs do not match.
Tip Encrypt multiple files at the same time so they have the same encryption password and shared
ID.