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Addressbook.groups

Returns an array of all the groups in the Address Book database.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Addressbook	3.1	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Deprecated

This function was deprecated. Use Contacts functions instead.

MBS( "Addressbook.groups" { ; Account } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Account The account identifier to limit search for. _local Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Account	The account identifier to limit search for.	_local	Optional

Result

Returns list of group IDs.

Description

Returns an array of all the groups in the Address Book database.
If the database doesn't contain any groups, this method returns an empty array.

You can use Addressbook.record.displayname to find the display name of a group. Or you query the group name property with Addressbook.record.valueForProperty.

Examples

Query list of group IDs:

MBS( "Addressbook.groups" )

Query display name of first group:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.displayname"; ElementLeft ( MBS( "Addressbook.groups" ) ; 1 ))

Blog Entries

Filemaker and the Mac OS X Addressbook

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 24th May 2016

Addressbook.group.subgroups - Addressbook.hasUnsavedChanges

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