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FILEMAKER PRO HELP 706
Parameters
fileName - the name of an open database file (local or remote).
layoutName - the name of a layout in the specified database file.
fieldName - the name of a field on the specified layout.
Important See Design functions for information about literal text parameters.
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
If fieldName isn’t a repeating field, it returns 1 vertical.
Examples
FieldRepetitions(“Customers”;“Data Entry”;“Business Phone”) returns 3 vertical
if the Business Phone field is defined as a repeating field with five repetitions but is formatted to only
show three repetitions in a vertical orientation on the Data Entry layout.
Related topics
Functions reference (category list)
Functions reference (alphabetical list)
About formulas
About functions
Defining calculation fields
Using operators in formulas
FieldStyle
Purpose
Returns the field formatting applied to fieldName on layoutName in the fileName file.
Format
FieldStyle(fileName;layoutName;fieldName)
Parameters
fileName - the name of an open database file (local or remote).
layoutName - the name of a layout in the specified database file.
fieldName - the name of a field on the specified layout.