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Pass Parameters with Dictionary
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Pass Parameters with Dictionary.fmp12
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| Tables | 1 |
| Relationships | 0 |
| Layouts | 1 |
| Scripts | 6 |
| Value Lists | 0 |
| Custom Functions | 0 |
| Custom Menus | 33 |
| File Options | |
| Default custom menu set | [Standard FileMaker Menus] |
| Default theme | Minimalistisch |
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| Minimum allowed version | 12.0 |
| Login using | Account Name; Account= Admin |
| Allow user to save password | On |
| Require iOS passcode | Off |
| Show Sign-in fields | Off |
| Switch to layout | Off |
| Hide all toolbars | Off |
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| OnFirstWindowOpen | Off |
| OnLastWindowClose | Off |
| OnWindowOpen | Off |
| OnWindowClose | Off |
| OnFileAVPlayerChange | Off |
| OnWindowTransaction | Off |
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| Generate Thumbnails | On; Temporary |
| Table Name | Statistics |
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| Pass Parameters with Dictionary | 7 fields defined, 1 record |
Pass Parameters with Dictionary |
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| TextField | Normal, Text |
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| NumberField | Normal, Number |
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| DateField | Normal, Date |
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| TimeField | Normal, Time |
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| TimeStampField | Normal, Timestamp |
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| ContainerName | Calculated, Text |
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| ContainerField | Normal, Binary |
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Layout Objects: Pass Parameters with Dictionary
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| Field Name: Pass Parameters with Dictionary::NumberField | |||||
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| Field Name: Pass Parameters with Dictionary::DateField | |||||
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| Field Name: Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TimeStampField | |||||
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| Field Name: Pass Parameters with Dictionary::ContainerName | |||||
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Perform Script [ “Script Called1”; Parameter: MBS( "Dictionary.Create";
"textVariable"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TextField;
"numberVariable"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::NumberField;
"dateVariable"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::DateField;
"timeVariable"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TimeField;
"timeStampVariable"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TimeStampField;
"containerVariable"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::ContainerField
)
/*
create dictionary here and define which keys and value it contains.
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Perform Script [ “Script Called2”; Parameter: Let ( [
/*
Create new Dictionary
*/
param = MBS( "Dictionary.Create" );
/*
Fill in parameters
*/
r1 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "text"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TextField );
r2 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "number"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::NumberField);
r3 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "date"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::DateField);
r4 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "time"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TimeField);
r5 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "timestamp"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TimeStampField);
r6 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "container"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::ContainerField)
/*
return dictionary
*/
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| Script Name | SetDateFields |
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