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Addressbook.multivalue.New

Creates a new multivalue object.

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.multivalue.New" { ; Addresses } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Addresses Whether you want to store address information. Pass 1 if you plan to use this multivalue with AddressProperty. 1 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Addresses	Whether you want to store address information. Pass 1 if you plan to use this multivalue with AddressProperty.	1	Optional

Result

Returns OK on success and error on failure.

Description

Creates a new multivalue object.
You create such a MultiValue object, add values to it and than use Addressbook.record.SetValueForProperty to assign it to a record.

Examples

Add a new URL to a contact:

Set Variable [$r; MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.New") ]
Set Variable [$ID; MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.addValue"; "http://www.mbsplugins.de"; "WorkLabel" ) ]
Set Variable [$r; MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.setPrimaryIdentifier"; $ID ) ]
Set Variabel [$r; MBS( "Addressbook.record.SetValueForProperty"; $personID; "URLsProperty"; "multivalue" ) ]

Add work and home emails:

$r = MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.New" )
$WorkEmailID = MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.addValue"; Addressbook::WorkEmail; "EmailWorkLabel" )
$HomeEmailID = MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.addValue"; Addressbook::HomeEmail; "EmailHomeLabel" )
$r = MBS( "Addressbook.multivalue.setPrimaryIdentifier"; $WorkEmailID )
$r = MBS( "Addressbook.record.SetValueForProperty"; $personID; "EmailProperty"; "multivalue" )

Add an address:

Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.New"; 1 )
Set Variable [$id; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.addAddress"; $str; $plz; $ort; $land; ""; "" )]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.setPrimaryIdentifier"; $id )]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.record.SetValueForProperty"; $personID; "AddressProperty"; "multivalue" )]

Add an email:

Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.New")
Set Variable [$id; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.addValue"; $email; "EmailWorkLabel" )]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.setPrimaryIdentifier"; $id )]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.record.SetValueForProperty"; $personID; "EmailProperty"; "multivalue" )]

Add phone numbers:

Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.New"]
Set Variable [$tel_id; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.addValue"; $tel; "PhoneWorkLabel" )]
Set Variable [$mob_id; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.addValue"; $mob; "PhoneMobileLabel" )]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.multivalue.setPrimaryIdentifier"; $mob_id )]
Set Variable [$result; Value:MBS ( "Addressbook.record.SetValueForProperty"; $personID; "PhoneProperty"; "multivalue" )]

Example Databases

Mac and iOS/Addressbook/Addressbook

Blog Entries

Filemaker and the Mac OS X Addressbook

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 18th October 2016

Addressbook.me - Addressbook.multivalue.addAddress

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