Script Steps Reference

Appendix A
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Appendix A
Glossary
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Access key (Windows)
A key that activates a menu, menu item, or control when used with the ALT key. In
Windows, this key corresponds to the underlined letter on a menu, command, or dialog
box option.
Access privileges
Permission to view and work with certain records, fields, layouts, value lists, and scripts
and to perform selected activities in a file.
Account
A username and (usually) password that accesses a file with a defined level of privileges.
There are two pre-defined accounts: Admin and Guest. Admin is a Full Access account
that can be renamed or deleted. At least one Full Access account that is authenticated via
FileMaker must be defined for each database file. Guest account is a special account that
cannot be renamed or deleted, but can be made active or inactive.
ActiveX Automation
A Windows programming and scripting protocol that allows external control of specific
commands and actions in FileMaker Pro, including opening and closing FileMaker Pro
databases, toggling the application's visibility, and performing FileMaker Pro scripts.
API (Application Programming Interface)
A set of software application building blocks, such as data structures, variables,
procedures, and functions, used by programmers.
AppleScript
A scripting language you can use to control functions of the Mac OS and of applications
that support AppleScript (often called scriptable applications).
Apple events
A Mac OS technology that lets applications communicate with one another. FileMaker Pro
can send and receive Apple events to and from applications that support them.
Ascending sort order
Alphabetical sequence (A to Z) for words, lowest to highest order for numbers, and
earliest to latest for dates and times.
ASCII character set
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard character set used by
computer systems worldwide (often extended for different alphabets).