Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T0 TJ087LL/A User Manual

Chapter 7

  

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  Get functions     63

 in scripts for error checking and prevention, or to capture information 

 or elements in it, or an action being performed.

Many Get functions return information that changes on a regular basis. For example, 
when the Get(CurrentTime) function is placed in a stored 

, the time will 

only update when a new record is created. If the calculation has other fields in it, but the 
calculation result still returns the current time, then the stored calculation result will only 
update when those other fields have been modified in the current record. If either of these 
calculations are 

, the time will update as needed. For performance reasons, 

making a calculation field unstored is not always the best idea. Get functions are best 
used in a script where the status information from a Get function is up to date at the 
moment that the calculation is run.
To access the list of Get functions, in the Specify Calculation dialog box, choose 

 or 

. When you 

, you 

see only Get(flag).

See FileMaker Pro help for information about running scripts in client/server and 

peer-to-peer environments.
Click a function name for details.

The authenticated account name being used for the active 
database file.

The contents of the 

 containing the cursor.

The name of the field currently containing the cursor.

Get(ActiveFieldTableName), page 69 The name of the 

 that contains the active field (the field that 

currently contains the cursor).

The name of the layout object in the calculation's active window 
(the window that currently contains the cursor).

A number representing the keyboard modifier keys (for example, 
Shift) that are being pressed.

A number representing the current (active) repetition of a 

A number representing how many characters are selected.

A number representing the starting character of the selected text.

A 

 value representing the current state of Allow user 

abort script step.

A Boolean value representing whether toolbars are allowed to be 
visible.

Text representing the current application language (for example, 
English).