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FileMaker 2026 Released

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,

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

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    • 304 views
  2. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 232 views
  3. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 313 views
  4. 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

    • 0 replies
    • 316 views
  5. Date Returns the calendar date for a month, day, and year.   Direct Link

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    • 585 views
  6. 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

    • 0 replies
    • 312 views
  7. TextEncode Returns a text file as container data from text using the specified character encoding and line endings.   Direct Link

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

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    • 342 views
  9. Started by Function Bot,

    HexEncode Returns data as text in hexadecimal format.   Direct Link

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

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    • 220 views
  11. 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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    • 331 views
  12. GetThumbnail Returns a thumbnail image of the content in a container field, according to a specified height and width.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 308 views
  13. 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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    • 261 views
  14. GetContainerAttribute Returns the file metadata of the specified container field.   Direct Link

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    • 317 views
  15. CryptVerifySignature Verifies whether a digital signature is valid for the data.   Direct Link

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    • 252 views
  16. CryptGenerateSignature Generates the digital signature of the data.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 337 views
  17. CryptEncryptBase64 Encrypts data with the specified key and returns text in Base64 format.   Direct Link

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    • 328 views
  18. Started by Function Bot,

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

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    • 296 views
  19. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 327 views
  20. CryptDecryptBase64 Decrypts Base64-encoded text with the specified key and returns text or container data.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 214 views
  21. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 192 views
  22. CryptAuthCode Returns a binary HMAC (keyed-hash message authentication code) using the specified cryptographic hash algorithm.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 251 views
  23. Base64EncodeRFC Returns data as text in the specified Base64 format.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 282 views
  24. Started by Function Bot,

    Base64Encode Returns data as text in Base64 format.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 289 views
  25. Base64Decode Returns either container or text content from text encoded in Base64 format.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 140 views
  26. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 123 views
  27. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 135 views
  28. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 159 views
  29. 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

    • 0 replies
    • 126 views
  30. 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

    • 0 replies
    • 182 views
  31. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 176 views
  32. GetRecordIDsFromFoundSet Returns record IDs from the current found set as a list or a JSON array.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 214 views
  33. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 259 views
  34. 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

    • 0 replies
    • 198 views
  35. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 255 views
  36. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 231 views
  37. SubtractEmbeddings Subtracts embedding vector v2 from v1 and returns the result as a normalized vector.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 220 views
  38. PredictFromModel Returns the predicted value from a trained regression model for the specified text embedding vector.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 231 views
  39. NormalizeEmbedding Normalizes an embedding vector. If specified, the dimension parameter reduces the number of vector dimensions to use before normalizing.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 268 views
  40. GetRAGSpaceInfo Returns information about the specified RAG space or all RAG spaces, if no space ID is specified.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 195 views
  41. GetFieldsOnLayout Returns a list of the fields on a layout as JSON data.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 265 views
  42. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 340 views
  43. 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

    • 0 replies
    • 343 views
  44. Started by Function Bot,

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

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

    • 0 replies
    • 145 views
  46. GetEmbeddingAsFile Converts an embedding vector from text format to binary container data.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 153 views
  47. JSONMakeArray Converts a list of separated values into a JSON array of the specified type.   Direct Link

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    • 201 views
  48. 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

    • 0 replies
    • 146 views
  49. 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

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

    • 0 replies
    • 163 views
  51. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 159 views
  52. GetEmbedding Sends input data to an embedding model and returns a vector representation as container data.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 232 views
  53. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 183 views
  54. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 143 views
  55. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 108 views
  56. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 176 views
  57. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 142 views
  58. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 118 views
  59. Started by Function Bot,

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

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

    • 0 replies
    • 328 views
  61. Started by Function Bot,

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

    • 0 replies
    • 136 views
  62. Started by Function Bot,

    Get(LastErrorLocation) Returns the script name, step name, and line number of errors that are returned by Get(LastError).   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 192 views
  63. Get(CurrentTimeUTCMicroseconds) Returns the current time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to the nearest microsecond.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 190 views
  64. GetLiveText Returns the text found in the image of the specified container field using the text-recognition algorithm.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 144 views
  65. Started by Function Bot,

    ReadQRCode Returns as text the value of a QR code in a container field.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 112 views
  66. Started by Function Bot,

    Min Returns the smallest valid, non-blank value in a field.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 132 views
  67. Started by Function Bot,

    Max Returns the highest valid value in a field.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 148 views
  68. Started by Function Bot,

    List Returns a concatenated list of non-blank values for a field or fields.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 109 views
  69. Started by Function Bot,

    Count Returns the number of valid, non-blank values in a field.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 126 views
  70. Average Returns a value that is the average of all valid, non-blank values in a field.   Direct Link

    • 0 replies
    • 143 views

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