Script Steps Reference

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Client/server architecture
The relationship between t
wo networked computers that share resources. The client requests
services from the server, and the server provides services to the client.
Clipboard
A temporary storage ar
ea in computer memory where FileMaker Pro places the most recent
selection you've cut or copied.
Clone
A copy of a FileMaker Pro file that contains all the field
definitions, tables, layouts, scripts, and
page setup options, but none of the data.
Column
When a layout is viewed in Table V
iew, a column corresponds to a field.
Combo box
A type of list you can set up in La
yout mode. In the Data tab in the Inspector, select
Include arrow to show and hide list. The list will open only
when users click the arrow, not
when they enter the field.
Commit
To save changes to a file. Certain
actions such as navigating between records, finding, and
sorting do not change the file’s modification date. Other actions such as changing data in a
record or changing a layout do change the file’s modification date.
Concealed edit box
A field set up to conceal confidential information by displaying do
ts in place of data.
Consistency check
A consistency check examines a file t
hat may have been damaged due to, for example, an
unexpected quit. FileMaker Pro reads every file block and verifies that the inter
nal structure of
the block is valid and the block is properly linked to other blocks in the file. (A consistency check
does not read all the data within each file block or check the schema or higher-level structures in
the file; these tasks are performed by file recovery.)
Constant
In a formula, an u
nchanging value. For example, a constant can be a field name, a text literal
("Total:"), or a number. The value of the constant doesn't change from record to record as the
formula is evaluated.
Container data type
Pictures, movies, and documents such a
s Microsoft Word files and PDF files can be inserted in
a container field. Data in container fields can be embedded in the field, stored by file reference,
or stored externally.
Context
The table occurrence from which calcula
tions and scripts are begun, and from which a
relationship is evaluated in the relationships graph.
Convert
Opening a data file from another ap
plication, which creates a new FileMaker Pro file containing
the data.
Also refers to opening a file created
with a previous version of FileMaker Pro.