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MetaDataQuery.StartQuery

Attempts to start the query.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server FileMaker iOS SDK
MetaDataQuery 8.0 Yes No No Yes, macOS only Yes
MBS( "MetaDataQuery.StartQuery"; Query )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
Query The reference number of the query. $query

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Attempts to start the query.
Returns OK when successful; otherwise, Failed.
A query may fail to start if it does not specify a predicate, or if the query has already been started.

Examples

Start a query:

Set Variable [ $query ; Value: MBS( "MetaDataQuery.Create" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MetaDataQuery.SetQueryString"; $Query; "kMDItemContentType=\"com.apple.application-bundle\"") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MetaDataQuery.StartQuery"; $Query) ]

See also

Example Databases

Blog Entries

Created 16th December 2017, last changed 16th December 2017


MetaDataQuery.SetSearchScopes   -   MetaDataQuery.StopQuery

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