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Function of the Day

Get to learn FileMaker daily. This forum will feature a FileMaker function it's definition, options & parameters. It will feature a few examples. We ask you to continue sharing your examples of how you use this function.

  1. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(ActiveLayoutObjectName) Returns the name of the layout object that has the focus in the calculation's current window.   Direct Link

  2. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(ActiveFieldTableName) Returns the name of the table occurrence that contains the field that has the focus.   Direct Link

  3. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(ActiveFieldName) Returns the name of the field that has the focus.   Direct Link

  4. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(ActiveFieldContents) Returns the contents of the field that has the focus.   Direct Link

  5. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(AccountType) Returns the current account's authentication type.   Direct Link

  6. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(AccountPrivilegeSetName) Returns the privilege set name being used by the account used to open the file.   Direct Link

  7. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(AccountName) Returns the authenticated account name being used by the file's current user.   Direct Link

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  8. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(AccountGroupName) Returns the current account‚Äôs group name.   Direct Link

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  9. Get(AccountExtendedPrivileges) Returns a list of keywords, based on the account used to open the file, for the enabled extended privileges.   Direct Link

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  10. PV Returns the present value (PV) of a series of equal payments made at regular intervals, assuming a fixed interest rate per interval.   Direct Link

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  11. PMT Returns the payment (PMT) required by the term, interest rate, and principal.   Direct Link

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  12. NPV Returns the net present value (NPV) of a series of unequal payments made at regular intervals, assuming a fixed interest rate per interval.   Direct Link

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  13. FV Returns the future value (FV) of an initial investment, based on a constant interest rate and payment amount for the number of periods in months.   Direct Link

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    • 189 views
  14. WindowNames Returns a list of the names of windows that are currently open.   Direct Link

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    • 179 views
  15. ValueListNames Returns a list of the names of all value lists in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 155 views
  16. ValueListItems Returns a list of the values in a value list.   Direct Link

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    • 184 views
  17. Started by Function Bot,

    ValueListIDs Returns a list of all value list IDs in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 143 views
  18. Started by Function Bot,

    TableNames Returns a list of all table occurrences in the relationships graph for fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 217 views
  19. Started by Function Bot,

    TableIDs Returns a list of all table occurrence IDs in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 168 views
  20. Started by Function Bot,

    ScriptNames Returns a list of the names of all scripts in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 231 views
  21. Started by Function Bot,

    ScriptIDs Returns a list of all script IDs in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 168 views
  22. RelationInfo Returns a list of four values for each relationship directly related to tableName.   Direct Link

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    • 200 views
  23. LayoutObjectNames Returns a list of the names of all named objects on layoutName in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 200 views
  24. Started by Function Bot,

    LayoutNames Returns a list of the names of all layouts in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 202 views
  25. Started by Function Bot,

    LayoutIDs Returns a list of all layout IDs in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 184 views
  26. GetNextSerialValue Returns the next serial number of fieldName in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 176 views
  27. FieldType Returns information about fieldName.   Direct Link

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    • 174 views
  28. FieldStyle Returns the field formatting applied to fieldName on layoutName in fileName.   Direct Link

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  29. FieldRepetitions Returns the number and orientation of repetitions of a repeating field as formatted on a layout.   Direct Link

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    • 148 views
  30. FieldNames Returns a list of the names of all fields on layoutName in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 179 views
  31. FieldIDs Returns a list of all field IDs in fileName and layoutName.   Direct Link

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    • 230 views
  32. FieldComment Returns the specified field's comment.   Direct Link

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    • 169 views
  33. FieldBounds Returns the location, in points, of each field boundary and the field's rotation in degrees.   Direct Link

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    • 178 views
  34. Started by Function Bot,

    DatabaseNames Returns a list of the names of all files open on the computer.   Direct Link

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    • 189 views
  35. Started by Function Bot,

    Year Returns a number representing the year in which a date occurs.   Direct Link

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    • 205 views
  36. WeekOfYearFiscal Returns a number from 1 to 53, representing the week containing a date, from a starting day.   Direct Link

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    • 208 views
  37. Started by Function Bot,

    WeekOfYear Returns the number of weeks after January 1 of the year of a date.   Direct Link

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    • 251 views
  38. Started by Function Bot,

    MonthName Returns the full name of the month for a date.   Direct Link

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    • 252 views
  39. Started by Function Bot,

    Month Returns a number from 1 to 12, representing the month of the year in which a date occurs.   Direct Link

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    • 192 views
  40. Started by Function Bot,

    DayOfYear Returns the number of days from the beginning of the year of a date.   Direct Link

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    • 230 views
  41. Started by Function Bot,

    DayOfWeek Returns a number representing the day of the week on which a date occurs.   Direct Link

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    • 149 views
  42. Started by Function Bot,

    DayName Returns text that is the full name of the weekday for a date.   Direct Link

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    • 243 views
  43. Started by Function Bot,

    Day Returns a number from 1 to 31, for the day of the month on which a date occurs.   Direct Link

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    • 241 views
  44. Date Returns the calendar date for a month, day, and year.   Direct Link

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    • 141 views
  45. Started by Function Bot,

    VerifyContainer Returns 0 (false) if container data was changed or deleted outside the FileMaker Platform; otherwise, returns 1 (true).   Direct Link

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    • 234 views
  46. TextEncode Returns a text file as container data from text using the specified character encoding and line endings.   Direct Link

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    • 218 views
  47. TextDecode Returns text decoded from container data using the specified character encoding.   Direct Link

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    • 272 views
  48. Started by Function Bot,

    HexEncode Returns data as text in hexadecimal format.   Direct Link

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    • 153 views
  49. HexDecode Returns either container or text content from text encoded in hexadecimal format.   Direct Link

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    • 139 views
  50. Started by Function Bot,

    GetWidth Returns the width, in pixels, of the content in a container field that holds images.   Direct Link

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    • 252 views
  51. GetThumbnail Returns a thumbnail image of the content in a container field, according to a specified height and width.   Direct Link

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  52. Started by Function Bot,

    GetHeight Returns the height, in pixels, of the content in a container field that holds images.   Direct Link

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  53. GetContainerAttribute Returns the file metadata of the specified container field.   Direct Link

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  54. CryptVerifySignature Verifies whether a digital signature is valid for the data.   Direct Link

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  55. CryptGenerateSignature Generates the digital signature of the data.   Direct Link

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    • 258 views
  56. CryptEncryptBase64 Encrypts data with the specified key and returns text in Base64 format.   Direct Link

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    • 242 views
  57. Started by Function Bot,

    CryptEncrypt Encrypts data with the specified key and returns container data.   Direct Link

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    • 206 views
  58. Started by Function Bot,

    CryptDigest Returns a binary hash value generated by the specified cryptographic hash algorithm.   Direct Link

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    • 230 views
  59. CryptDecryptBase64 Decrypts Base64-encoded text with the specified key and returns text or container data.   Direct Link

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    • 142 views
  60. Started by Function Bot,

    CryptDecrypt Decrypts container data with the specified key and returns text or container data.   Direct Link

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    • 128 views
  61. CryptAuthCode Returns a binary HMAC (keyed-hash message authentication code) using the specified cryptographic hash algorithm.   Direct Link

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  62. Base64EncodeRFC Returns data as text in the specified Base64 format.   Direct Link

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    • 208 views
  63. Started by Function Bot,

    Base64Encode Returns data as text in Base64 format.   Direct Link

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    • 212 views
  64. Base64Decode Returns either container or text content from text encoded in Base64 format.   Direct Link

  65. Started by Function Bot,

    VarianceP Returns the variance of a population represented by a series of non-blank values in a field.   Direct Link

  66. Started by Function Bot,

    Variance Returns the variance of a sample represented by a series of non-blank values in a field.   Direct Link

  67. Started by Function Bot,

    Sum Returns the total of all valid, non-blank values in a field.   Direct Link

  68. Started by Function Bot,

    StDevP Returns the standard deviation of a population represented by a series of non-blank values in a field.   Direct Link

  69. Started by Function Bot,

    StDev Returns the standard deviation of the sample represented by a series of non-blank values in a field.   Direct Link

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    • 103 views
  70. Started by Function Bot,

    Random Returns a number between 0 and 1, including 0 but not including 1.   Direct Link

  71. GetRecordIDsFromFoundSet Returns record IDs from the current found set as a list or a JSON array.   Direct Link

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    • 127 views
  72. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(LastErrorDetail) Returns text about errors that are returned by Get(LastError).   Direct Link

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    • 164 views
  73. Started by Function Bot,

    JSONParsedState Returns 0 if JSON is not parsed, -1 if parsed but invalid, or a positive number representing the JSON type if parsed and valid.   Direct Link

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    • 124 views
  74. Started by Function Bot,

    JSONParse json - any text expression or field that contains a JSON object or array.   Direct Link

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    • 171 views
  75. Started by Function Bot,

    GetTextFromPDF Returns the text found in a PDF file in the specified container field.   Direct Link

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    • 144 views
  76. SubtractEmbeddings Subtracts embedding vector v2 from v1 and returns the result as a normalized vector.   Direct Link

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  77. PredictFromModel Returns the predicted value from a trained regression model for the specified text embedding vector.   Direct Link

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  78. NormalizeEmbedding Normalizes an embedding vector. If specified, the dimension parameter reduces the number of vector dimensions to use before normalizing.   Direct Link

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    • 181 views
  79. GetRAGSpaceInfo Returns information about the specified RAG space or all RAG spaces, if no space ID is specified.   Direct Link

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    • 111 views
  80. GetFieldsOnLayout Returns a list of the fields on a layout as JSON data.   Direct Link

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    • 163 views
  81. Started by Function Bot,

    AddEmbeddings Adds two embedding vectors and returns the result as a normalized vector.   Direct Link

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    • 260 views
  82. ExecuteSQLe Executes an SQL query statement for the specified table occurrence in a FileMaker Pro file and, if an error occurs, returns ? followed by an error message.   Direct Link

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    • 241 views
  83. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(SystemStorageAvailable) Returns the available storage, in bytes, on the system drive where the FileMaker software is installed.   Direct Link

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  84. Get(RevertTransactionOnErrorState) Returns 1 (true) if the Set Revert Transaction on Error script step is on; otherwise, returns 0 (false).   Direct Link

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  85. GetEmbeddingAsFile Converts an embedding vector from text format to binary container data.   Direct Link

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  86. JSONMakeArray Converts a list of separated values into a JSON array of the specified type.   Direct Link

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    • 101 views
  87. GetLiveTextAsJSON Returns the text and position as JSON data for each line of text found in an image in a container field by using the text-recognition algorithm.   Direct Link

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  88. Started by Function Bot,

    GetTokenCount Returns the token count for the specified text. Use for guidance only; actual counts used by models may vary.   Direct Link

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    • 91 views
  89. GetTableDDL Returns table information in Data Definition Language (DDL) format for a list of table occurrences specified as a JSON array.   Direct Link

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    • 83 views
  90. Started by Function Bot,

    GetEmbeddingAsText Converts an embedding vector from binary container data to text format.   Direct Link

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  91. GetEmbedding Sends input data to an embedding model and returns a vector representation as container data.   Direct Link

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  92. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(LastStepTokensUsed) Returns the tokens used in the last AI script step.   Direct Link

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  93. Started by Function Bot,

    CosineSimilarity Returns the similarity between two embedding vectors as a number between -1 (opposite) and 1 (similar).   Direct Link

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  94. Started by Function Bot,

    GetBaseTableName Returns the base table name of a field reference.   Direct Link

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    • 79 views
  95. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(CacheFilePath) Returns the path of the cache file for the currently active file.   Direct Link

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  96. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(CacheFileName) Returns the name of the cache file for the currently active file.   Direct Link

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    • 110 views
  97. Started by Function Bot,

    BaseTableNames Returns a list of all base table names in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 92 views
  98. Started by Function Bot,

    BaseTableIDs Returns a list of all base table IDs in fileName.   Direct Link

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    • 80 views
  99. JSONGetElementType Validates and returns the JSON data type for an element specified by an object name, an array index, or a path.   Direct Link

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    • 187 views
  100. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(TransactionOpenState) Returns 1 (true) if the transaction is opened; otherwise, returns 0 (false).   Direct Link

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    • 103 views

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