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Alias and NodeID

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Alias and NodeID.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	4
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	33

File Options
Default custom menu set	[Standard FileMaker Menus]
When opening file
Minimum allowed version	12.0
Login using	Account Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save password	Off
Require iOS passcode	Off
Switch to layout	Off
Hide all toolbars	Off
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpen	Script: SetDataFileForPath
OnLastWindowClose	Off
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

Tables

Table Name	Statistics	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
Tabelle	9 fields defined, 1 record	Tabelle

Fields

Table Name: Tabelle - 9 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
Path	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		SetDataFileForPath QueryNodeID CreateBookmark
NodeID	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		QueryNodeID
PathFromNodeID	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		QueryNodeID
AliasData	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		CreateBookmark ResolveBookmark
PathFromAlias	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		ResolveBookmark
RelativeToPath	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		SetDataFileForPath CreateBookmark ResolveBookmark
NoUI	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Range: 0 - 1 Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		ResolveBookmark
NoMounting	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Range: 0 - 1 Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		ResolveBookmark
VolumePath	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Tabelle		QueryNodeID

Layout Objects: Tabelle

Regular Fields

Field Name: Tabelle::Path

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 24 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 38 pt
Right: 763 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Tabelle::NodeID

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 42 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 56 pt
Right: 763 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Tabelle::PathFromNodeID

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 78 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 92 pt
Right: 763 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Tabelle::AliasData

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 96 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 110 pt
Right: 763 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Tabelle::PathFromAlias

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 114 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 128 pt
Right: 763 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Tabelle::RelativeToPath

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 132 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 146 pt
Right: 763 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Tabelle::NoUI

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 150 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 164 pt
Right: 217 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Tabelle::NoMounting

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 168 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 182 pt
Right: 217 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Tabelle::VolumePath

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Top: 60 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 74 pt
Right: 763 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: System Default
Go to next field using: Tab key

Type:

Text: Query Node ID

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 42 pt
Left: 780 pt
Bottom: 61 pt
Right: 919 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “QueryNodeID” ]

Scripts:

QueryNodeID

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Create Bookmark

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 96 pt
Left: 780 pt
Bottom: 115 pt
Right: 919 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “CreateBookmark” ]

Scripts:

CreateBookmark

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Resolve Bookmark

Layout Name:

Tabelle

Additional Properties:

Change to hand cursor over button
Rectangular

Top: 126 pt
Left: 780 pt
Bottom: 145 pt
Right: 919 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “ResolveBookmark” ]

Scripts:

ResolveBookmark

Next Script: [QueryNodeID]

Script Name	SetDataFileForPath
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $path; Value:Get ( FilePath ) ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("Path.FilemakerPathToNativePath"; $path) ] Set Field [ Tabelle::Path; $path ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:Get ( DesktopPath ) ] Set Variable [ $path; Value:MBS("Path.FilemakerPathToNativePath"; $path) ] Set Field [ Tabelle::RelativeToPath; $path ]
Fields used in this script	Tabelle::Path Tabelle::RelativeToPath
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Tabelle
Table occurrences used by this script	Tabelle
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [SetDataFileForPath]

Next Script: [CreateBookmark]

Script Name	QueryNodeID
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Tabelle
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	#Find VolumePath If [ Left ( Tabelle::Path ; 9 ) = "/Volumes/" ] Set Variable [ $pos; Value:Position ( Tabelle::Path ; "/" ; 1 ; 3 ) ] Set Variable [ $volumePath; Value:Left( Tabelle::Path; $pos) ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Warning"; Message: "Finding path from Node ID does not work well for most network drives."; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Abbrechen”, Commit: “No” ] Else Set Variable [ $volumePath; Value:"/" ] End If Set Field [ Tabelle::VolumePath; $volumePath ] #Find Node ID Set Field [ Tabelle::NodeID; MBS("Files.GetNodeID"; Tabelle::Path) ] #This resolves on boot volume. Set Field [ Tabelle::PathFromNodeID; MBS("Files.GetPathFromNodeID"; Tabelle::VolumePath; Tabelle::NodeID) ]
Fields used in this script	Tabelle::Path Tabelle::VolumePath Tabelle::NodeID Tabelle::PathFromNodeID
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Tabelle
Table occurrences used by this script	Tabelle
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [QueryNodeID]

Next Script: [ResolveBookmark]

Script Name	CreateBookmark
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Tabelle
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Tabelle::AliasData; MBS("Files.CreateBookmark"; Tabelle::Path; Tabelle::RelativeToPath) ]
Fields used in this script	Tabelle::Path Tabelle::RelativeToPath Tabelle::AliasData
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Tabelle
Table occurrences used by this script	Tabelle
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [CreateBookmark]

Script Name	ResolveBookmark
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Tabelle
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Tabelle::PathFromAlias; MBS("Files.ResolveBookmark"; Tabelle::AliasData; Tabelle::RelativeToPath; Tabelle::NoUI; Tabelle::NoMounting) ]
Fields used in this script	Tabelle::AliasData Tabelle::RelativeToPath Tabelle::NoUI Tabelle::NoMounting Tabelle::PathFromAlias
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Tabelle
Table occurrences used by this script	Tabelle
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

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