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Overview
Tables2
Relationships0
Layouts3
Scripts6
Value Lists0
Custom Functions0
Custom Menus0
File Options
Default custom menu set[Standard FileMaker Menus]
When opening file
Minimum allowed version12.0
Login usingAccount Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save passwordOff
Require iOS passcodeOff
Switch to layoutOff
Hide all toolbarsOff
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpenOff
OnLastWindowCloseOff
OnWindowOpenOff
OnWindowCloseOff
OnFileAVPlayerChangeOff
Thumbnail Settings
Generate ThumbnailsOn; Temporary

 

Tables

Table Name
Statistics
Occurrences in Relationship Graph
Accounts
4 fields defined, 1 record
Accounts
Tweets
5 fields defined, 1 record
Tweets

Fields

Table Name: Accounts - 4 Fields
Field NameTypeOptionsCommentsOn LayoutsIn RelationshipsIn ScriptsIn Value Lists
IdentifierNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
  • Allow editing
Validation:
  • Only during data entry
Storage:
  • Repetitions: 1
  • Indexing: None
  • Automatically create indexes as needed
  • Index Language: German
      DescriptionNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
      • Allow editing
      Validation:
      • Only during data entry
      Storage:
      • Repetitions: 1
      • Indexing: None
      • Automatically create indexes as needed
      • Index Language: German
          UsernameNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
          • Allow editing
          Validation:
          • Only during data entry
          Storage:
          • Repetitions: 1
          • Indexing: None
          • Automatically create indexes as needed
          • Index Language: German
              TypeNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
              • Allow editing
              Validation:
              • Only during data entry
              Storage:
              • Repetitions: 1
              • Indexing: None
              • Automatically create indexes as needed
              • Index Language: German

                  Table Name: Tweets - 5 Fields
                  Field NameTypeOptionsCommentsOn LayoutsIn RelationshipsIn ScriptsIn Value Lists
                  MessageNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
                  • Allow editing
                  Validation:
                  • Only during data entry
                  Storage:
                  • Repetitions: 1
                  • Indexing: None
                  • Automatically create indexes as needed
                  • Index Language: German
                      StatusNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
                      • Allow editing
                      Validation:
                      • Only during data entry
                      Storage:
                      • Repetitions: 1
                      • Indexing: None
                      • Automatically create indexes as needed
                      • Index Language: German
                          ResponseNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
                          • Allow editing
                          Validation:
                          • Only during data entry
                          Storage:
                          • Repetitions: 1
                          • Indexing: None
                          • Automatically create indexes as needed
                          • Index Language: German
                              ErrorMessageNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
                              • Allow editing
                              Validation:
                              • Only during data entry
                              Storage:
                              • Repetitions: 1
                              • Indexing: None
                              • Automatically create indexes as needed
                              • Index Language: German
                                  HeadersNormal, TextAuto-Enter:
                                  • Allow editing
                                  Validation:
                                  • Only during data entry
                                  Storage:
                                  • Repetitions: 1
                                  • Indexing: None
                                  • Automatically create indexes as needed
                                  • Index Language: German

                                      Layout Objects: Accounts

                                      Regular Fields

                                      Field Name: Accounts::Identifier
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 58 pt
                                      • Left: 77 pt
                                      • Bottom: 79 pt
                                      • Right: 330 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: Accounts::Description
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 81 pt
                                      • Left: 77 pt
                                      • Bottom: 102 pt
                                      • Right: 330 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: Accounts::Username
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 104 pt
                                      • Left: 77 pt
                                      • Bottom: 125 pt
                                      • Right: 330 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: Accounts::Type
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 127 pt
                                      • Left: 77 pt
                                      • Bottom: 148 pt
                                      • Right: 330 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

                                      Buttons

                                      Button PropertiesCoordinatesScript/Script Step
                                        Type:
                                      • Text: Have Permissions?
                                      • Top: 9 pt
                                      • Left: 9 pt
                                      • Bottom: 37 pt
                                      • Right: 135 pt
                                      • Anchoring: Left, Top
                                      Perform Script [ “Check Permissions” ]

                                      Scripts:


                                      Button PropertiesCoordinatesScript/Script Step
                                        Type:
                                      • Text: Request Permissions
                                      • Top: 11 pt
                                      • Left: 152 pt
                                      • Bottom: 39 pt
                                      • Right: 299 pt
                                      • Anchoring: Left, Top
                                      Perform Script [ “Request Permissions” ]

                                      Scripts:


                                      Button PropertiesCoordinatesScript/Script Step
                                        Type:
                                      • Text: List Twitter Accounts
                                      • Top: 11 pt
                                      • Left: 316 pt
                                      • Bottom: 39 pt
                                      • Right: 463 pt
                                      • Anchoring: Left, Top
                                      Perform Script [ “List Twitter Accounts” ]

                                      Scripts:


                                      Button PropertiesCoordinatesScript/Script Step
                                        Type:
                                      • Text: Go To Tweet Layout
                                      • Top: 9 pt
                                      • Left: 480 pt
                                      • Bottom: 37 pt
                                      • Right: 627 pt
                                      • Anchoring: Left, Top
                                      Go to Layout [ “Tweets” (Tweets) ]

                                      Layouts:


                                      Layout Objects: Tweets

                                      Regular Fields

                                      Field Name: Tweets::Message
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 52 pt
                                      • Left: 138 pt
                                      • Bottom: 73 pt
                                      • Right: 391 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: Tweets::Status
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 128 pt
                                      • Left: 138 pt
                                      • Bottom: 149 pt
                                      • Right: 391 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: Tweets::Response
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 151 pt
                                      • Left: 138 pt
                                      • Bottom: 277 pt
                                      • Right: 391 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: Tweets::ErrorMessage
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 128 pt
                                      • Left: 494 pt
                                      • Bottom: 149 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: Tweets::Headers
                                      Field PropertiesCoordinatesField FormatField BehaviorQuick Find
                                      • Top: 151 pt
                                      • Left: 494 pt
                                      • Bottom: 277 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

                                      Buttons

                                      Button PropertiesCoordinatesScript/Script Step
                                        Type:
                                      • Text: Tweet Message
                                      • Top: 82 pt
                                      • Left: 274 pt
                                      • Bottom: 110 pt
                                      • Right: 391 pt
                                      • Anchoring: Left, Top
                                      Perform Script [ “Tweet” ]

                                      Scripts:


                                      Script Hierarchy

                                      List Twitter Accounts
                                      Check Permissions
                                      Request Permissions
                                      RequestAccessForAccountTypeCompleted
                                      Tweet
                                      TweetCompleted

                                      Next Script: [Check Permissions]
                                      Script NameList Twitter Accounts
                                      Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                      Include In MenuYes
                                      Layouts that use this script
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                                      Script Definition
                                      Script Steps
                                      • Go to Layout [ “Accounts” (Accounts) ]
                                      • Delete All Records [ No dialog ]
                                      • Set Variable [ $list; Value:MBS( "Social.Accounts"; "Twitter" ) ]
                                      • If [ MBS("IsError") ]
                                      • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Error finding accounts"; Message: $list; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Abbrechen”, Commit: “No” ]
                                      • Else
                                      • Set Variable [ $count; Value:ValueCount ( $list ) ]
                                      • If [ $count > 0 ]
                                      • Set Variable [ $i; Value:1 ]
                                      • Loop
                                      • Set Variable [ $accountIdentifier; Value:GetValue ( $list ; $i ) ]
                                      • New Record/Request
                                      • Set Field [ Accounts::Identifier; MBS( "Social.AccountProperty"; $accountIdentifier; "Identifier" ) ]
                                      • Set Field [ Accounts::Description; MBS( "Social.AccountProperty"; $accountIdentifier; "Description" ) ]
                                      • Set Field [ Accounts::Username; MBS( "Social.AccountProperty"; $accountIdentifier; "username" ) ]
                                      • Set Field [ Accounts::Type; MBS( "Social.AccountProperty"; $accountIdentifier; "accountType" ) ]
                                      • Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
                                      • Set Variable [ $i; Value:$i + 1 ]
                                      • Exit Loop If [ $i >= $count ]
                                      • End Loop
                                      • End If
                                      • End If
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                                          Custom menu set used by this script

                                            Previous Script: [List Twitter Accounts]Next Script: [Request Permissions]
                                            Script NameCheck Permissions
                                            Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                            Include In MenuYes
                                            Layouts that use this script
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                                              Script Definition
                                              Script Steps
                                              • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Social.HasAccessForAccountType"; "Twitter" ) ]
                                              • If [ $r = 1 ]
                                              • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Permissions"; Message: "We do have permissions for Twitter."; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Abbrechen”, Commit: “No” ]
                                              • Else If [ $r = 0 ]
                                              • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Permissions"; Message: "We don't have permissions for Twitter."; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Abbrechen”, Commit: “No” ]
                                              • Else
                                              • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Permissions"; Message: "Failed to check: " & $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Abbrechen”, Commit: “No” ]
                                              • End If
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                                                            Previous Script: [Check Permissions]Next Script: [RequestAccessForAccountTypeCompleted]
                                                            Script NameRequest Permissions
                                                            Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                                            Include In MenuYes
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                                                                            Previous Script: [Request Permissions]Next Script: [Tweet]
                                                                            Script NameRequestAccessForAccountTypeCompleted
                                                                            Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                                                            Include In MenuYes
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                                                                                Script Definition
                                                                                Script Steps
                                                                                • Set Variable [ $p; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ]
                                                                                • Set Variable [ $type; Value:GetValue($p; 1) ]
                                                                                • Set Variable [ $status; Value:GetValue($p; 2) ]
                                                                                • Set Variable [ $error; Value:GetValue($p; 3) ]
                                                                                • If [ $status = "granted" ]
                                                                                • Perform Script [ “List Twitter Accounts” ]
                                                                                • Else
                                                                                • Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Access denied"; Message: $error; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Abbrechen”, Commit: “No” ]
                                                                                • End If
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                                                                                            Previous Script: [RequestAccessForAccountTypeCompleted]Next Script: [TweetCompleted]
                                                                                            Script NameTweet
                                                                                            Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                                                                            Include In MenuYes
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                                                                                              Script Definition
                                                                                              Script Steps
                                                                                              • Set Variable [ $accounts; Value:MBS( "Social.Accounts"; "Twitter") ]
                                                                                              • Set Variable [ $accountIdentifier; Value:GetValue($accounts; 1) ]
                                                                                              • If [ $accountIdentifier = "" ]
                                                                                              • Show Custom Dialog [ Message: "No Twitter account allowed?"; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes”; Button 2: “Abbrechen”, Commit: “No” ]
                                                                                              • Else
                                                                                              • Set Variable [ $request; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.New"; "Twitter"; "https://api.twitter.com/1.1/statuses/update.json"; "POST" ) ]
                                                                                              • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.AddParameter"; $request; "status"; Tweets::Message ) ]
                                                                                              • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.SetAccount"; $request; $accountIdentifier) ]
                                                                                              • Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "SocialRequest.Perform"; $request; Get(FileName); "TweetCompleted" ) ]
                                                                                              • End If
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                                                                                                      Previous Script: [Tweet]
                                                                                                      Script NameTweetCompleted
                                                                                                      Run script with full access privilegesOff
                                                                                                      Include In MenuYes
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                                                                                                                  Download example: Tweet on Twitter

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