Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T3 TJ083LL/A User Manual

Product codes
TJ083LL/A
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70     FileMaker Functions Reference
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
Returns the name of the 
the cursor). If there is no active field, an empty string is returned.
Note  
See FileMaker Pro help for information about running 
 in client/server and 
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
There are two fields, Teachers::Name and Coaches::Name, on the current 
Creating a script that returns the result of Get(ActiveFieldTableName) to a third field 
will return 
Teachers
 when the script is performed after clicking in the Teachers::Name 
field, or will return 
Coaches
 after clicking in the Coaches::Name field.
Get(ActiveLayoutObjectName) 
Format
Get(ActiveLayoutObjectName)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
Returns the object name of the active layout object in the calculation's current window. 
Otherwise returns an empty string.
Note  
See FileMaker Pro help for information about running 
 in client/server and 
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
There is a named button on the current 
 called cancelButton. When the cursor is 
on the button, Get(ActiveLayoutObjectName) returns 
cancelButton
.