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FM JSON Path

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FM JSON Path.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	2
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	24

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	Off
OnLastWindowClose	Off
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

Tables

Table Name	Statistics	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
JSON Path	5 fields defined, 12 records	JSON Path

Fields

Table Name: JSON Path - 5 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
JS Lib	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Global Repetitions: 1 Index Language: German		JSON Path		Execute JSONPath
Input	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		JSON Path		Execute JSONPath
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		JSON Path		Execute JSONPath
Info	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		JSON Path
Result	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		JSON Path		Execute JSONPath

Layout Objects: JSON Path

Regular Fields

Field Name: JSON Path::JS Lib

Layout Name:

JSON Path

Top: 125 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 156 pt
Right: 946 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Field Name: JSON Path::Input

Layout Name:

JSON Path

Top: 181 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 606 pt
Right: 946 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top and Bottom

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: JSON Path::Path

Layout Name:

JSON Path

Top: 615 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 676 pt
Right: 596 pt

Anchoring: Left, Bottom

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: JSON Path::Result

Layout Name:

JSON Path

Top: 686 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 782 pt
Right: 946 pt

Anchoring: Left, Bottom

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: JSON Path::Info

Layout Name:

JSON Path

Top: 615 pt
Left: 606 pt
Bottom: 676 pt
Right: 946 pt

Anchoring: Left, Bottom

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Type:

Text: Execute

Layout Name:

JSON Path

Top: 621 pt
Left: 464 pt
Bottom: 652 pt
Right: 590 pt

Anchoring: Left, Bottom

Perform Script [ “Execute JSONPath” ]

Scripts:

Execute JSONPath

Script Hierarchy

Info

Execute JSONPath

Next Script: [Execute JSONPath]

Script Name	Info
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	#JSONPath #https://goessner.net/articles/JsonPath/ #https://code.google.com/archive/p/jsonpath/downloads #Playground for JSONPath expressions #requires MBS Plugin > v11.3 for JavaScript functions #Adoption by Marcel Moré #https://blog.marcel-more.de/ #v1.0 2023-08-21
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Previous Script: [Info]

Script Name	Execute JSONPath
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	JSON Path
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	#prepare input parameters for JavaScript function #obj should be proper JSON #expr is converted from String to JSON parameter by MBS function 'JSON.CreateValue' Set Variable [ $obj; Value:JSON Path::Input ] Set Variable [ $expr; Value:MBS( "JSON.CreateValue"; JSON Path::Path ) ] Set Variable [ $arg; Value:MBS( "JSON.CreateValue"; "" ) ] #prepare JS environment Set Variable [ $js; Value:MBS("JS.New") ] #add function from JS Lib -> as stored in global field 'JS Lib' Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("JS.AddFunction"; $js; "jsonPath"; JSON Path::JS Lib) ] #run added JS function 'jsonPath' with prepared parameters Set Variable [ $result; Value:MBS("JS.CallFunction"; $js; "jsonPath"; $obj; $expr; $arg ) ] #release JS environment Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("JS.Release";$js) ] #write result from JS function to text field Set Field [ JSON Path::Result; $result ]
Fields used in this script	JSON Path::Input JSON Path::Path JSON Path::JS Lib JSON Path::Result
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Tables used in this script	JSON Path
Table occurrences used by this script	JSON Path
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