Functions Reference

64 FileMaker Functions Reference
Get(ActiveFieldTableName)
Format
Get(ActiveFieldTableName)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
Returns the name of the table that contains the active field (the field that currently contains
the cursor). If there is no active field, an empty string is returned.
Note See FileMaker Pro Help for information about running scripts in client/server and
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
There are two fields, Teachers::Name and Coaches::Name, on the current layout.
Creating a script that returns the result of Get(ActiveFieldTableName) to a third field
will return Teachers when the script is performed after clicking in the Teachers::Name
field, or will return Coaches after clicking in the Coaches::Name field.
Get(ActiveLayoutObjectName)
Format
Get(ActiveLayoutObjectName)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
Returns the object name of the active layout object in the calculation's current window.
Otherwise returns an empty string.
Note See FileMaker Pro Help for information about running scripts
in client/server and
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
There is a named button on the current layout called cancelButton. When the button is
selected, Get(ActiveLayoutObjectName) returns cancelButton.