Functions Reference

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Appendix A
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Glossary 219
Expression
A value or any computation that produces a value. Expressions can contain functions,
field values, and constants and can be combined to produce other expressions.
Extended privilege
Data sharing permissions that determine if a privilege set allows users to open a shared
file using FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Server (fmapp), view a database as an ODBC or
JDBC data source (fmxdbc), or view a database using a web browser via Instant Web
Publishing (fmiwp), XML web publishing (fmxml), XSLT web publishing (fmxslt), or
FileMaker Mobile (fmmobile). Plug-ins from third-party developers may provide additional
extended privileges.
External script
A script used by a database file, but defined in a different database file. Use the Perform
Script script step to select a defined script from a related file, or to select a file reference
to a database file on your hard drive or network.
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Field
The basic unit of data in a record. You define a field to hold a specific, discrete category
of data, such as Last Name, Employee Photo, or to display the result of a calculation. You
can define text, number, date, time, timestamp, container, calculation, and summary
fields. Field can also refer to the object on a layout that displays the data, such as an edit
box, checkbox set, or pop-up menu.
Field boundary
In Layout mode, an outline that shows the size of a field. To see field boundaries, choose
View menu > Show > Field Boundaries. You can specify in Layout mode that field
boundaries appear in other database modes by choosing Format menu > Field Borders.
(In Browse mode and Find mode, when you make a field active by clicking in it, you see
the field boundary whether or not you specify borders.)
Field label
Text on a layout that identifies a field. When you place a field on a layout, you can have
FileMaker Pro add a field label that matches the field name. You can change or delete this
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.