Functions Reference

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Design functions
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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 74
FieldType
Purpose
Returns information about fieldName.
Format
FieldType(fileName;fieldName)
Parameters
fileName - the name of an open database file (local or remote).
fieldName - the name of a field in the specified database file.
Important See Design functions for information about literal text parameters.
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Field names must be in the format tablename::fieldname to specify a field that exists in a table
different from the current table. The result has four values separated by spaces:
The first value is either Standard, StoredCalc, Summary, UnstoredCalc, External(Secure),
External(Open), or Global.
The second value is the field type: text, number, date, time, timestamp, or container.
The third value is Indexed or Unindexed.
The fourth value is the maximum number of repetitions defined for the field (if the field isn’t
defined as a
repeating field, this value is 1).