Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T3 TJ083LL/A User Manual
Product codes
TJ083LL/A
Chapter 5
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External functions 57
Chapter 5
External functions
Use external
. Plug-ins add features to
FileMaker Pro. For more information, see FileMaker Pro help.
External functions are only available if FileMaker Pro plug-ins are installed and enabled
on your computer. If no FileMaker Pro plug-ins are installed, you see only the generic
external function definition in the Specify Calculation dialog box:
External (nameOfFunction; parameter)
External functions are only available if FileMaker Pro plug-ins are installed and enabled
on your computer. If no FileMaker Pro plug-ins are installed, you see only the generic
external function definition in the Specify Calculation dialog box:
External (nameOfFunction; parameter)
Plug-ins written for version 7.0 and later
Each plug-in defines its own functions and parameters. See the documentation that came
with the plug-in for each function’s usage.
with the plug-in for each function’s usage.
Plug-ins written for version 6.0 and earlier
These plug-ins are still supported and continue to use the External function to access the
plug-in’s functions. The first parameter is the name of the plug-in function to execute and
the second is a parameter that is passed to that function. See the documentation that
came with the plug-in for each function’s usage.
plug-in’s functions. The first parameter is the name of the plug-in function to execute and
the second is a parameter that is passed to that function. See the documentation that
came with the plug-in for each function’s usage.
For more information, see FileMaker Pro help.
This function
Does this
External, page 58 Enables access to FileMaker Pro plug-ins written for versions of FileMaker Pro prior
to 7.0.