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JavaScript

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JavaScript.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	12
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	Script: Start Script
OnLastWindowClose	Script: End Script
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

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Table Name	Statistics	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
JavaScript	8 fields defined, 15 records	JavaScript

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Table Name: JavaScript - 8 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
PrimaryKey	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Context table: JavaScript Calculation: Get( UUID ) Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Unique Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: Minimal Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: Unicode Raw	Unique identifier of each record in this table
CreationTimestamp	Normal, Timestamp	Auto-Enter: Creation timestamp Validation: Only during data entry Strict data type: 4 digit year Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Date and time each record was created
CreatedBy	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Creation account name Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Account name of the user who created each record
ModificationTimestamp	Normal, Timestamp	Auto-Enter: Modification timestamp Validation: Only during data entry Strict data type: 4 digit year Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Date and time each record was last modified
ModifiedBy	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Modification account name Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Account name of the user who last modified each record
JavaScript	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		JavaScript		Run JavaScript
Output	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		JavaScript		Run JavaScript
Comment	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: Minimal Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		JavaScript

Layout Objects: JavaScript

Regular Fields

Field Name: JavaScript::JavaScript

Layout Name:

JavaScript

Top: 52 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 302 pt
Right: 747 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

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

Yes

Field Name: JavaScript::Output

Layout Name:

JavaScript

Top: 311 pt
Left: 138 pt
Bottom: 525 pt
Right: 747 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

Yes

Field Name: JavaScript::Comment

Layout Name:

JavaScript

Top: 111 pt
Left: 758 pt
Bottom: 302 pt
Right: 1011 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

Type:

Text: Run JavaScript

Layout Name:

JavaScript

Top: 58 pt
Left: 757 pt
Bottom: 92 pt
Right: 942 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Run JavaScript” ]

Scripts:

Run JavaScript

Script Name	test1
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $js; Value:MBS( "JS.New" ) ] #try number Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.SetGlobalProperty"; $JS; "v1"; 123 ) ] Set Variable [ $v1; Value:MBS( "JS.GetGlobalProperty"; $JS; "v1") ] #try some JSON array Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.SetGlobalProperty"; $JS; "v2"; "[1,2,3]" ) ] Set Variable [ $v2; Value:MBS( "JS.GetGlobalProperty"; $JS; "v2") ] #try some text Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.SetGlobalProperty"; $JS; "v3"; "\"test\"" ) ] Set Variable [ $v3; Value:MBS( "JS.GetGlobalProperty"; $JS; "v3") ] #show results Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Property"; Message: $v1 & ¶ & $v2 & ¶ & $v3; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Free"; $JS ) ]
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Next Script: [test3]

Script Name	test2
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $js; Value:MBS( "JS.New" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Evaluate"; $js; "4+5") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Result"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.SetGlobalProperty"; $JS; "test"; "\"Hello World\"" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Evaluate"; $js; "test + test;") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Result"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Free"; $JS ) ]
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Previous Script: [test2]

Next Script: [test4]

Script Name	test3
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Steps	Set Variable [ $js; Value:MBS( "JS.New" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFunction"; $js; "adder"; "function (x,y) { return x+y; }" ) ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Result"; Message: MBS( "JS.CallFunction"; $JS; "adder"; 3; 4 ); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Free"; $JS ) ]
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Previous Script: [test3]

Next Script: [test5]

Script Name	test4
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $js; Value:MBS( "JS.New" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFunction"; $js; "Concat"; "function (x,y) { return x+\" \"+y; }" ) ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Result"; Message: MBS( "JS.CallFunction"; $JS; "Concat"; "\"Hello\""; "\"World\"" ); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Free"; $JS ) ]
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Next Script: [test6]

Script Name	test5
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $js; Value:MBS( "JS.New" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFileMakerEvaluateFunction"; $js; "FMEval") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Result"; Message: MBS( "JS.Evaluate"; $JS; " \"got AccountName: \" + FMEval(\"Get(AccountName)\")" ); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Free"; $JS ) ]
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Previous Script: [test5]

Next Script: [testRun]

Script Name	test6
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $js; Value:MBS( "JS.New" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFileMakerRunScriptFunction"; $js; "FMRun") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Result"; Message: MBS( "JS.Evaluate"; $JS; " \"start script: \" + FMRun(\"JavaScript.fmp12\", \"testRun\", \"Hello World\")" ); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Free"; $JS ) ]
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Previous Script: [test6]

Next Script: [test7]

Script Name	testRun
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Dialog triggered"; Message: Get(ScriptParameter); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ]
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Previous Script: [testRun]

Next Script: [-]

Script Name	test7
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $js; Value:MBS( "JS.New" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFileMakerSQLFunction"; $js; "FMSQL") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Result"; Message: MBS( "JS.Evaluate"; $JS; " \"got SQL result: \" + FMSQL(\"JavaScript.fmp12\", \"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM JavaScript\")" ); Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.Free"; $JS ) ]
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Previous Script: [test7]

Next Script: [Run JavaScript]

Script Name	-
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Previous Script: [-]

Next Script: [Start Script]

Script Name	Run JavaScript
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	JavaScript
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.EvaluateToString"; $$JS; JavaScript::JavaScript ) ] Set Field [ JavaScript::Output; $r ]
Fields used in this script	JavaScript::JavaScript JavaScript::Output
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Previous Script: [Run JavaScript]

Next Script: [End Script]

Script Name	Start Script
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Steps	Set Variable [ $$JS; Value:MBS("JS.New") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to initialize JavaScript engine."; Message: $$JS; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Set Variable [ $$JS; Value:"" ] Exit Script [ ] End If #set a few standard variables for us Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.SetGlobalProperty"; $$JS; "AccountName"; MBS("JSON.CreateString"; Get(AccountName ) )) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to set property."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.SetGlobalProperty"; $$JS; "FileName"; MBS("JSON.CreateString"; Get(FileName ) )) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to set property."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If #set a few standard functions for us Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFunction"; $$JS; "Concat"; "function (x,y) { return x+\" \"+y; }" ) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to add function."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFileMakerEvaluateFunction"; $$js; "FMEval") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to add function."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFileMakerRunScriptFunction"; $$js; "FMRun") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to add function."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.AddFileMakerSQLFunction"; $$js; "FMSQL") ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to add function."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] End If #enables require() to use Duktape.modSearch Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "JS.InitModules"; $$js) ]
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Previous Script: [Start Script]

Script Name	End Script
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
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Script Steps	If [ Length ( $$JS ) > 0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("JS.Free"; $$JS) ] Set Variable [ $$JS; Value:"" ] End If Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("FM.ExecuteFileSQL"; Get(FileName); "UPDATE \"JavaScript\" SET \"Output\" = '' ") ]
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