Functions Reference

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Appendix A
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Glossary 213
Browse mode
The FileMaker mode in which you enter and edit information in fields. Groups of fields
make up the records of your database. You can either view one record at a time (choose
View menu > View as Form), or view your records in a list (choose View menu > View
as List), or view records arranged in a spreadsheet-like table (choose View menu > View
as Table).
(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.)
Button
Any layout object (a 3-D rectangle with a text label if created by the Button tool) that
performs a specified script in Browse or Find modes.
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Cache
The amount of memory assigned to FileMaker Pro. A larger cache size increases
performance. A smaller cache size saves data to the hard disk more frequently, offering
greater protection in case of a system crash.
Calculation field
A field that returns the result of a calculation of values. You can create a formula for the
calculation using functions, constants, operators, and information from other fields in the
same record.
Cascading style sheets
A system of codes or tags that define how a web browser displays information in a web
page. Cascading style sheets provide more control over the layout and appearance of
web pages than HTML. Cascading style sheets work like templates for web pages. If a
web page contains cascading style sheets, users must view it in a browser that supports
cascading style sheets.
CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
The specification for communication between an HTTP server and server gateway
programs, which is supported by most servers.
Character encoding
The character set or code page of a file. If necessary, you can specify a character set to
be used when importing, exporting, indexing, sorting, and spell-checking files. FileMaker
supports ASCII, Windows ANSI, Macintosh, Japanese (Shift-JIS), Unicode UTF-8,
Unicode UTF-16, and Unicode UTF-16 Windows.