Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Formula Formatting

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Formula Formatting

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Formula Formatting.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
Formula Formatting	7 fields defined, 7 records	Formula Formatting

Fields

Table Name: Formula Formatting - 7 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
PrimaryKey	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Context table: Formula Formatting 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
Input	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Context table: Formula Formatting Calculation: TextFormatRemove ( Self ) Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Formula Formatting		Format
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		Formula Formatting		Format Clear

Layout Objects: Formula Formatting

Regular Fields

Field Name: Formula Formatting::Input

Layout Name:

Formula Formatting

Top: 114 pt
Left: 93 pt
Bottom: 563 pt
Right: 496 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: Formula Formatting::Output

Layout Name:

Formula Formatting

Top: 114 pt
Left: 613 pt
Bottom: 563 pt
Right: 1016 pt

Anchoring: Left and Right, 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

Type:

Text: Format

Layout Name:

Formula Formatting

Top: 155 pt
Left: 506 pt
Bottom: 188 pt
Right: 606 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Format” ]

Scripts:

Format

Script Name	Format
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Formula Formatting
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	#have the plugin format the calculation Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("SyntaxColoring.FormatCalculation"; Formula Formatting::Input; MBS("RemoteControl.IsAltKeyDown")) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to format"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else #add colors on macOS Set Variable [ $f; Value:MBS("SyntaxColoring.Format"; $r) ] If [ MBS("IsError") ] Set Field [ Formula Formatting::Output; $r ] Else Set Field [ Formula Formatting::Output; TextSize ( $f ; 16 ) ] End If End If
Fields used in this script	Formula Formatting::Input Formula Formatting::Output
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Formula Formatting
Table occurrences used by this script	Formula Formatting
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Previous Script: [Format]

Script Name	Clear
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Replace Field Contents [ Formula Formatting::Output; Replace with calculation: "" ] [ No dialog ]
Fields used in this script	Formula Formatting::Output
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Formula Formatting
Table occurrences used by this script	Formula Formatting
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

Download example: Formula Formatting

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