Script Steps Reference

Appendix A
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Glossary 151
File path
The location of a file in an operating system as identified by the drive, folders, filename,
and file extension.
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.
Formula
A set of instructions that FileMaker Pro follows to calculate a value used in a field or as
the criteria for matching database records.
Found set
The set of records in a table that are made active by a find request. When you find all
records, the found set is the entire table.
Full Access privilege set
One of the three pre-defined privilege sets that appear in every file. The Full Access
privilege set allows complete read/write access to a file, including making changes to
privileges for the file.