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Addressbook.record.displayname

Convenience function to return a display name for a record.

Deprecated

This function was deprecated. Use Contacts functions instead.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
RecordID	The unique ID for the target person or group.	$personID

Result

Returns name or error.

Description

Examples

Query display name of first group:

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

Query display name of addressbook's owner:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.displayname"; MBS( "Addressbook.me" ))

Query display name based on a ID:

MBS( "Addressbook.record.displayname"; "CFD73A44-24DD-480F-A1DE-A31926BC4AC7:ABPerson" )

See also

• Addressbook.groups
• Addressbook.me
• Addressbook.people
• Addressbook.record.isReadOnly
• Addressbook.recordsMatchingSearchElement
• Addressbook.searchElementForConjunction
• Addressbook.searchElementForProperty

Example Databases

• Mac and iOS/Addressbook/Addressbook Changes

Blog Entries

• Filemaker and the Mac OS X Addressbook

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

Addressbook.record.UniqueID   -   Addressbook.record.isReadOnly

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