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Component: Container

Functions to work on containers.

Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
1.3 / 14.0 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ 92% ✅ 97% ✅ 97%

Item Details Server
Container.Compress
Compresses a container value.
All
5.3
  ✅ Server
Container.DecodeFromBase64
Decodes data from base64 text into a container value.
All
4.4
  ✅ Server
Container.DecodeFromHex
Decodes data from hex text into a container value.
All
6.5
  ✅ Server
Container.Decompress
Decompresses a container value.
All
5.3
  ✅ Server
Container.Deserialize
Restores a serialized container value.
All
5.2
  ✅ Server
Container.Export
Writes selected data content from a container to a file path.
All
1.6
  ✅ Server
Container.ExtractStream
Extracts a single frame and returns as new container value.
All
4.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetBase64
Returns the base 64 encoded value of the container.
All
1.4
  ✅ Server
Container.GetCount
Counts the number of types in a container field.
All
1.4
  ✅ Server
Container.GetDataURL
Returns the complete Data url for an image stored in a container field.
All
1.4
  ✅ Server
Container.GetHeight
Returns the Height of the image in pixels.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetHex
Returns the hex encoded value of the container.
All
6.5
  ✅ Server
Container.GetJPEGHeight   Deprecated
Returns the Height of JPEG image stored in a container field.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetJPEGHeightResolution   Deprecated
Returns the Vertical Resolution of the JPEG image stored in a container field in pixels per inch.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetJPEGWidth   Deprecated
Returns the Width of JPEG image stored in a container field.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetJPEGWidthResolution   Deprecated
Returns the Horizontal Resolution of the preview image stored in a container field in pixels per inch.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetName
Queries the path list from a container.
All
3.0
  ✅ Server
Container.GetResolution
Queries the DPI settings stored in a container.
All
4.2
  ✅ Server
Container.GetSize
Returns the size of the container.
All
1.4
  ✅ Server
Container.GetText
Returns the text value of the container data.
All
7.2
  ✅ Server
Container.GetTotalSize
Returns the size of the whole container in bytes.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetType
Returns the type at the given index (zero based).
All
1.4
  ✅ Server
Container.GetTypeSize
Returns the size of the indicated object type in container field.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetTypes
Returns the list of objects in the container field.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.GetWidth
Returns the Width of the image in pixels.
All
1.3
  ✅ Server
Container.IdentifyData   New in 14.0
Checks file type from the data.
All
14.0
  ✅ Server
Container.IsCompressed
Queries whether container is compressed.
All
7.5
  ✅ Server
Container.ReadArchive
Reads an archived container.
All
4.4
  ✅ Server
Container.ReadFile
Reads a file with the given path.
All
6.4
  ✅ Server
Container.ReadImage
Reads and convert image.
Mac/Win/iOS
8.4
  ✅ Server
Container.ReadImageFile
Reads and convert image file.
Mac/Win/iOS
11.2
  ✅ Server
Container.Remove
Removes a stream from container value.
All
3.3
  ✅ Server
Container.Rename
Renames the file path in a container value.
All
3.0
  ✅ Server
Container.RenameStream
Renames a stream in a container.
All
4.3
  ✅ Server
Container.Screenshot
Takes screenshot from a named control in FileMaker.
Mac/Win
11.4
  ❌ Server
Container.Serialize
Serialized a container as a text.
All
5.2
  ✅ Server
Container.WriteArchive
Writes an archive with container value.
All
4.4
  ✅ Server
Container.WriteFile
Writes a file with the given container.
All
6.4
  ✅ Server

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