Script Steps Reference

162 FileMaker Functions Reference
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 database 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.
File reference
A named file path that identifies an external FileMaker file, such as a related file, used by
the current database file. File references are useful, for example, when you’re working
with value lists and scripts. In the Define File References dialog box, you can manage
named references and define one or more alternative paths to an external file.
FileMaker Network
A communications method built into FileMaker Pro that allows you to share FileMaker Pro
files hosted by FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Server with others over a network. The
FileMaker Network settings and privileges you set up determine how other users (called
"clients") can open and use the shared file.
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.
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.
Form view
Displays one record at a time. Fields appear on separate lines, with the field label on the
left and the field data on the right. Select this view using the View as Form menu option.