Script Steps Reference

156 FileMaker Functions Reference
Learn buttons
Linked directly to context-sensitive Help topics from dialog boxes to learn more about
using them: Web Viewer Setup, Button Setup, Specify Calculation, and New Layout/
Report.
LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol)
A protocol for accessing online directory services.
Link
On a web page, text or a graphic which -- when you click it -- displays an associated web
page or a specific element within a page.
Also, the HTML code that creates a link to another web page or to a specific element
within a page.
In OLE, a connection to an object.
Linked OLE object
A linked OLE object exists in an external source file and is displayed in your database.
You can update linked objects to work with current data. A linked OLE object can be a
graphic object, sound file, movie, or text created in another application. FileMaker Pro
starts that other application when you view or work with the object.
List view
Displays records one record at a time in a list format. Select this view using the View as
List menu option.
Locked object
An object on a layout that cannot be edited or deleted. To lock an object, in Layout mode,
select it and then choose Arrange menu > Lock. The object's selection handles dim.
To unlock an object, choose Arrange menu > Unlock.
Lookup
A lookup matches records and copies data from a related table into a field in the current
table. After data is copied, it becomes part of the current table (as well as existing in the
table it was copied from). Data copied to a table doesn't automatically change when the
values in the related table change.
Lookup target field
The field that you want data copied to during a lookup.
Lookup source field
The field in the related table that contains the data you want copied during a lookup.