Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T3 TJ083LL/A User Manual

Product codes
TJ083LL/A
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  Get functions     69
Data type returned
text, number, date, time, timestamp, container
Description
 containing the cursor. When the cursor is in a 
, returns the contents of the active repetition. The result type of the active field 
depends upon the data type of the active field and the result type assigned to the 
Get(ActiveFieldContents) calculation function.
Note  
See FileMaker Pro help for information about running 
 in client/server and 
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
Returns 
SomeShop
 when the cursor is in the Name field, and that field contains the data 
“SomeShop.”
This type of calculation is most useful if used in a script when you want to examine data 
in different fields as the script proceeds.
Get(ActiveFieldName)
Format
Get(ActiveFieldName)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
Note  
See FileMaker Pro help for information about running 
 in client/server and 
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
Returns 
Country
, when the cursor is in the Country field.
Get(ActiveFieldTableName)
Format
Get(ActiveFieldTableName)