Functions Reference
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Aggregate functions
- Chapter 3 Date functions
- Chapter 4 Design functions
- Chapter 5 External functions
- Chapter 6 Financial functions
- Chapter 7 Get functions
- Get(AccountName)
- Get(ActiveFieldContents)
- Get(ActiveFieldName)
- Get(ActiveFieldTableName)
- Get(ActiveLayoutObjectName)
- Get(ActiveModifierKeys)
- Get(ActiveRepetitionNumber)
- Get(ActiveSelectionSize)
- Get(ActiveSelectionStart)
- Get(AllowAbortState)
- Get(AllowToolbarState)
- Get(ApplicationLanguage)
- Get(ApplicationVersion)
- Get(CalculationRepetitionNumber)
- Get(CurrentDate)
- Get(CurrentHostTimestamp)
- Get(CurrentTime)
- Get(CurrentTimestamp)
- Get(CustomMenuSetName)
- Get(DesktopPath)
- Get(DocumentsPath)
- Get(ErrorCaptureState)
- Get(ExtendedPrivileges)
- Get(FileMakerPath)
- Get(FileName)
- Get(FilePath)
- Get(FileSize)
- Get(FoundCount)
- Get(HighContrastColor)
- Get(HighContrastState)
- Get(HostApplicationVersion)
- Get(HostIPAddress)
- Get(HostName)
- Get(LastError)
- Get(LastMessageChoice)
- Get(LastODBCError)
- Get(LayoutAccess)
- Get(LayoutCount)
- Get(LayoutName)
- Get(LayoutNumber)
- Get(LayoutTableName)
- Get(LayoutViewState)
- Get(MultiUserState)
- Get(NetworkProtocol)
- Get(PageNumber)
- Get(PortalRowNumber)
- Get(PreferencesPath)
- Get(PrinterName)
- Get(PrivilegeSetName)
- Get(RecordAccess)
- Get(RecordID)
- Get(RecordModificationCount)
- Get(RecordNumber)
- Get(RecordOpenCount)
- Get(RecordOpenState)
- Get(RequestCount)
- Get(RequestOmitState)
- Get(ScreenDepth)
- Get(ScreenHeight)
- Get(ScreenWidth)
- Get(ScriptName)
- Get(ScriptParameter)
- Get(ScriptResult)
- Get(SortState)
- Get(StatusAreaState)
- Get(SystemDrive)
- Get(SystemIPAddress)
- Get(SystemLanguage)
- Get(SystemNICAddress)
- Get(SystemPlatform)
- Get(SystemVersion)
- Get(TemporaryPath)
- Get(TextRulerVisible)
- Get(TotalRecordCount)
- Get(UserCount)
- Get(UserName)
- Get(UseSystemFormatsState)
- Get(WindowContentHeight)
- Get(WindowContentWidth)
- Get(WindowDesktopHeight)
- Get(WindowDesktopWidth)
- Get(WindowHeight)
- Get(WindowLeft)
- Get(WindowMode)
- Get(WindowName)
- Get(WindowTop)
- Get(WindowVisible)
- Get(WindowWidth)
- Get(WindowZoomLevel)
- Chapter 8 Logical functions
- Chapter 9 Number functions
- Chapter 10 Repeating functions
- Chapter 11 Summary functions
- Chapter 12 Text functions
- Exact
- Filter
- FilterValues
- GetAsCSS
- GetAsDate
- GetAsNumber
- GetAsSVG
- GetAsText
- GetAsTime
- GetAsTimestamp
- GetAsURLEncoded
- GetValue
- Hiragana
- KanaHankaku
- KanaZenkaku
- KanjiNumeral
- Katakana
- Left
- LeftValues
- LeftWords
- Length
- Lower
- Middle
- MiddleValues
- MiddleWords
- NumToJText
- PatternCount
- Position
- Proper
- Quote
- Replace
- Right
- RightValues
- RightWords
- RomanHankaku
- RomanZenkaku
- SerialIncrement
- Substitute
- Trim
- TrimAll
- Upper
- ValueCount
- WordCount
- Chapter 13 Text formatting functions
- Chapter 14 Time functions
- Chapter 15 Timestamp functions
- Chapter 16 Trigonometric functions
- Appendix A Glossary
66 FileMaker Functions Reference
Description
Returns a number representing the active repetition of a repeating field (the repetition that
currently contains the cursor). The first repetition is 1. If the current field isn’t a repeating
field, the function returns 1.
Note See FileMaker Pro Help for information about running scripts in client/server and
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
Returns 5 when the cursor is in the fifth repetition of a repeating field.
Get(ActiveSelectionSize)
Format
Get(ActiveSelectionSize)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
number
Description
Returns a number representing how many characters are selected. Returns 0 if there is
no selection.
Note See FileMaker Pro Help for information about running scripts in client/server and
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
Returns 4 when 4 characters are selected.
Get(ActiveSelectionStart)
Format
Get(ActiveSelectionStart)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
number