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FM.SQL.Execute
Execute the SQL Statement against a FileMaker database.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Server | FileMaker Cloud | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| FM FMSQL | 5.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MBS( "FM.SQL.Execute"; FileName; SQL Statement { ; Params } )
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| FileName | The target database name. Can be empty to not limit query to one database. | "" |
| SQL Statement | SQL Statement as a Text string | |
| Params | Optional Optional, pass here parameters. One parameter to this function for each parameter you want to pass to the SQL statement. |
123 |
Result
Returns reference number or error.
Description
Execute the SQL Statement against a FileMaker database.This function requires FileMaker 11 or newer. Please use FM.ExecuteSQL on FileMaker 10 or older.
Returns a SQL Reference, so you can use functions like FM.SQL.RowCount, FM.SQL.FieldCount, FM.SQL.Field and FM.SQL.FieldType to query result. Don't forget to use FM.SQL.Release to release the result from memory when you are done with it.
Examples
Query only first row:
MBS( "FM.SQL.Execute"; ""; "SELECT * FROM ProductImages FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY")
SELECT records
MBS("FM.SQL.Execute"; ""; "select * from Contacts")
Select with parameter:
MBS("FM.SQL.Execute"; ""; "select Menge from Boxen where Artikel_Nr=? ORDER BY Menge DESC"; "ABC123")
Query some values:
Set Variable [$sql; Value:MBS( "FM.SQL.Execute"; ""; "select * from Clients")]
If [MBS("IsError")]
Show Custom Dialog ["SQL error"; $sql]
Else
Show Custom Dialog ["SQL result"; "got " & MBS( "FM.SQL.RowCount"; $sql ) &" rows with each " & MBS( "FM.SQL.FieldCount"; $sql ) & " …"]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "FM.SQL.Release"; $sql )]
End If
See also
- FM.ExecuteSQL
- FM.ExecuteSQL.LastError
- FM.ExecuteSQL.LastErrorMessage
- FM.SQL.CSV
- FM.SQL.Field
- FM.SQL.FieldCount
- FM.SQL.FieldType
- FM.SQL.InsertRecords
- FM.SQL.InsertRecordsToSQL
- FM.SQL.Release
- FM.SQL.RowCount
- FM.SQL.Text
- IsError
- SQL.Execute
- SQL.FieldCount
Example Databases
- SQL in FileMaker/SQL Select Container
- SQL to other databases/SQL Export
- Third Party/FileMaker Snippet Storage
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