Functions Reference

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Field label
Text on a layout or within a field that identifies a field. A field label can be the field name, other
text (such as instructions), or the result of a calculation. Field labels can appear in various
positions outside the field or as placeholder text within the field. You can change or delete a 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. You
can also use the field name as placeholder text. 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 file 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 (clients) can
open and use the shared file.
FileMaker WebDirect
A web application for accessing layouts from files in a web browser. Web clients use
FileMaker WebDirect to access layouts from 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.
Floating document window
A standard modeless FileMaker window that stays on top of other windows while users work in
FileMaker
Pro. You can create and customize a floating window using the New Window script
step.
Footer part
Use the footer part for page numbers or dates. This part appears at the bottom of every screen
or page (unless you add a title footer). You can have only one footer in a layout. A field in the
footer displays data from the last record on that page.