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(FileMaker Pro.app terminology, generated from /Applications/Development/FileMaker Pro 6/FileMaker Pro.app)

URL Suite

Standard Suite for Uniform Resource Locators

Commands

• application.getURL(...) -- Open a FileMaker Pro database using a URL specification
  

  • Text -- The URL specification for the FileMaker Pro database in the form "FMP5://[host]/filename"
    Result: None

Subset of the Core, Table, and Database suites

Subset of Events supported by other Applications

Commands

• application.begin_transaction() -- Begin a transaction
  

  • Result: SInt32 -- The transaction ID

  application.class_info(...) -- Get information about an object class
  

  • [Type] -- The object class about which information is requested
    [in_=IntlWritingCode] -- The human language and script system in which to return information
    Result: ClassInfo -- A record containing the object’s properties and elements

  reference.close() -- Close an object
  

  • Result: None

  application.copy() -- Copy an object to the clipboard
  

  • Result: None

  reference.count(...) -- Return the number of elements of a particular class within an object
  

  • class_=Type -- The class of the elements to be counted
    Result: SInt32 -- The number of elements

  application.create(...) -- Create a new element
  

  • new=Type -- The class of the new element
    [at=InsertionLoc] -- The location at which to insert the element
    [with_data=Anything] -- The initial data for the element
    [with_properties=AERecord] -- The initial data for the properties of the element
    Result: ObjectSpecifier -- To the new object(s)

  application.cut() -- Cut an object to the clipboard
  

  • Result: None

  reference.data_size(...) -- Return the size in bytes of an object
  

  • [as=Type] -- The data type for which the size is calculated
    Result: SInt32 -- The size of the object in bytes

  reference.delete() -- Delete an element from an object
  

  • Result: None

  application.do_menu(...) -- Execute a menu command
  

  • Anything -- This denotes both the menu ID and the menu item
    [menu_named=Text] -- The name of the menu item
    Result: Anything -- Result of menu selection

  application.do_script(...) -- Execute a script
  

  • Text -- The name or specifier of the FileMaker script to be executed
    Result: Anything -- The result of the Script

  reference.duplicate(...) -- Duplicate an object
  

  • [to=InsertionLoc] -- The new location for the object
    Result: ObjectSpecifier -- To the duplicated object(s)

  application.end_transaction() -- End a transaction
  

  • Result: None

  application.event_info(...) -- Get information about the Apple events in a suite
  

  • Type -- The event class of the Apple events for which to return information
    [in_=IntlWritingCode] -- The human language and script system in which to return information
    Result: list of EventInfo -- A record containing the events and their parameters

  reference.exists() -- Tell if an object exists
  

  • Result: Boolean -- True if it exists, false if not

  reference.get_data(...) -- Get the data for an object
  

  • [as=list of Type] -- The desired types for the data, in order of preference
    Result: Anything

  reference.open(...) -- Open an object
  

  • [with_password=Text] -- The password to use
    Result: None

  application.paste() -- Paste an object from the clipboard
  

  • Result: None

  reference.print_() -- Print an object
  

  • Result: None

  application.quit() -- Perform tasks before termination, then terminate
  

  • Result: None

  application.redo() -- Reverse the action of the immediately preceding undo
  

  • Result: None

  reference.save() -- Save an object
  

  • Result: None

  reference.set_data(...) -- Set an object's data
  

  • to=Anything -- The new value
    Result: None

  reference.show() -- Bring an object into view
  

  • Result: None

  reference.sort(...) -- Sort the records in a layout
  

  • [by=ObjectSpecifier] -- The fields to sort by
    [in_order=k.ascending | k.descending | k.custom] -- The sort type
    Result: None

  application.undo() -- Undo the action of the previous event or user interaction
  

  • Result: None

Classes

• application -- The application

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      frontmost (r/o) Boolean -- Is this the frontmost application?
      name (r/o) IntlText -- The name of the application
      version (r/o) Version -- The version of the application
      

    Elements:

    • documents -- index | name
      windows -- index | name
      menus -- name | index
      

  window -- A FileMaker Pro document window

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name (r/o) IntlText -- The name of the window
      bounds QDRectangle -- The bounding rectangle of the window
      visible Boolean -- Is the window visible?
      index (r/o) SInt32 -- The number of the window
      floating (r/o) Boolean -- Does the window float?
      zoomable (r/o) Boolean -- Is the window zoomable?
      zoomed Boolean -- Is the window zoomed?
      modal (r/o) Boolean -- Is the window modal?
      resizable (r/o) Boolean -- Is the window resizable?
      has_close_box (r/o) Boolean -- Does the window have a close box?
      has_title_bar (r/o) Boolean -- Does the window have a title bar?
      

    Elements:

    • documents -- name | index
      FileMaker_scripts -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      databases -- name | index
      

  document -- A FileMaker Pro document

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name (r/o) IntlText -- The name of the document
      modified (r/o) Boolean -- True if the document has been modified
      

    Elements:

    • windows -- index | name
      databases -- name | index
      FileMaker_scripts -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      

  database -- A FileMaker Pro database

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name (r/o) IntlText -- The name of the database
      lock (r/o) k.unlocked | k.shared_lock | k.exclusive_lock -- The current session's lock on the database
      current_layout ObjectSpecifier -- The current layout
      current_record ObjectSpecifier -- The current record
      access (r/o) k.no_access | k.read | k.write | k.update | k.create | k.delete | k.read_write | k.read_update | k.read_create | k.read_delete | k.write_update | k.write_create | k.write_delete | k.update_create | k.update_delete | k.write_delete | k.read_write_update | k.read_write_create | k.read_write_delete | k.write_update_create | k.write_update_delete | k.update_create_delete | k.read_create_delete | k.read_update_delete | k.write_create_delete | k.read_update_create | k.no_delete | k.no_create | k.no_update | k.no_read | k.no_write | k.full -- The access privileges
      multiuser Boolean -- If true, users have access to the database over the network
      

    Elements:

    • layouts -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      FileMaker_scripts -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      

  FileMaker_script -- A FileMaker script

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name (r/o) IntlText -- The name of the FileMaker Script
      ID (r/o) LongFloat -- The unique ID of the FileMaker Script
      

  layout -- A FileMaker Pro layout

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name (r/o) IntlText -- The name of the layout
      ID (r/o) LongFloat -- The unique ID of the layout
      access (r/o) k.no_access | k.read | k.write | k.update | k.create | k.delete | k.read_write | k.read_update | k.read_create | k.read_delete | k.write_update | k.write_create | k.write_delete | k.update_create | k.update_delete | k.write_delete | k.read_write_update | k.read_write_create | k.read_write_delete | k.write_update_create | k.write_update_delete | k.update_create_delete | k.read_create_delete | k.read_update_delete | k.write_create_delete | k.read_update_create | k.no_delete | k.no_create | k.no_update | k.no_read | k.no_write | k.full -- The access privileges of the layout
      protection (r/o) k.read_only | k.formulas_protected | k.read_write -- Indicates whether the formulas of the cells in the layout can be changed
      lock (r/o) k.unlocked | k.shared_lock | k.exclusive_lock -- The lock on the layout
      kind (r/o) k.table | k.view -- The kind of layout (View = FileMaker Pro layout, table = all fields i.e. layout 0)
      visible (r/o) Boolean -- Is the layout visible in the layouts menu?
      

    Elements:

    • fields -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      records -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      cells -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      requests -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      

  field -- A FileMaker Pro field

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      choices (r/o) AEList -- The value list for the field
      access (r/o) k.no_access | k.read | k.write | k.update | k.create | k.delete | k.read_write | k.read_update | k.read_create | k.read_delete | k.write_update | k.write_create | k.write_delete | k.update_create | k.update_delete | k.write_delete | k.read_write_update | k.read_write_create | k.read_write_delete | k.write_update_create | k.write_update_delete | k.update_create_delete | k.read_create_delete | k.read_update_delete | k.write_create_delete | k.read_update_create | k.no_delete | k.no_create | k.no_update | k.no_read | k.no_write | k.full -- The access privileges for the field
      formula (r/o) Text -- The field's calculation formula
      ID (r/o) LongFloat -- The unique ID of the field
      lock (r/o) k.unlocked | k.shared_lock | k.exclusive_lock -- The lock status of the field
      name (r/o) Text -- The name of the field
      nulls_OK (r/o) Boolean -- Is this field allowed to be empty?
      protection (r/o) k.read_only | k.formulas_protected | k.read_write -- The protection of this field
      repeats (r/o) Enumeration -- Is this a repeating field?
      repeat_size (r/o) SInt32 -- Maximum number of repetitions of the field
      unique_value (r/o) Boolean -- Must this field contain unique values?
      globalValue (r/o) Boolean -- Is this field a global field?
      

    Elements:

    • cells -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      

  record -- A FileMaker Pro record

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name (r/o) IntlText -- The name of the record
      ID (r/o) LongFloat -- The unique ID of the record
      lock (r/o) k.unlocked | k.shared_lock | k.exclusive_lock -- The lock for the record
      protection (r/o) k.read_only | k.formulas_protected | k.read_write -- Indicates whether the formulas of the cells in the record can be changed
      access (r/o) k.no_access | k.read | k.write | k.update | k.create | k.delete | k.read_write | k.read_update | k.read_create | k.read_delete | k.write_update | k.write_create | k.write_delete | k.update_create | k.update_delete | k.write_delete | k.read_write_update | k.read_write_create | k.read_write_delete | k.write_update_create | k.write_update_delete | k.update_create_delete | k.read_create_delete | k.read_update_delete | k.write_create_delete | k.read_update_create | k.no_delete | k.no_create | k.no_update | k.no_read | k.no_write | k.full -- Indicates the access privileges for the record
      

    Elements:

    • cells -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      

  cell -- A field value in a record or request

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      choices (r/o) AEList -- The value list for the cell
      formula (r/o) Text -- The cell's calculation formula
      lock (r/o) k.unlocked | k.shared_lock | k.exclusive_lock -- The lock status of the cell
      name (r/o) Text -- The cell's name
      protection (r/o) k.read_only | k.formulas_protected | k.read_write -- The protection of this cell
      cellValue Text -- The cell value
      ID (r/o) AEList -- The unique ID of the cell (the first element is the record ID, the second element is the cell ID)
      repeat_size (r/o) SInt32 -- Number of repetitions of the cell
      globalValue (r/o) Boolean -- Is this cell a global cell?
      

FileMaker Suite

FileMaker Pro-specific events and objects

Commands

• reference.go_to() -- Go to an object
  

  • Result: None

  reference.find() -- Perform a FileMaker Pro Find given current requests
  

  • Result: None

  application.get_remote_URL() -- Opens a hosted FileMaker Pro database
  

  • Result: Text -- The URL specification for the opened database in the form "FMP5://[host]/filename"

Classes

• request -- A FileMaker Pro find request

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name (r/o) IntlText -- The name of the find request
      ID (r/o) LongFloat -- The unique ID of the find request
      omitted Boolean -- True if the request is to be omitted
      

    Elements:

    • cells -- name | index | relative | range | test | id
      

  menu_item -- A menu item

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name IntlText -- The name of the menu item
      ID SInt32 -- The unique ID of the menu item
      enabled Boolean -- Is the menu item enabled?
      item_number (r/o) ShortInteger -- The menu item number
      checked Boolean -- Is the menu item checked?
      notify_address TargetID -- The target ID
      

  menu -- A menu

  • Properties:

    • best_type (r/o) Type -- The best descriptor type
      class_ (r/o) Type -- The class
      default_type (r/o) Type -- The default descriptor type
      name IntlText -- The name of the menu
      ID (r/o) ShortInteger -- The resource ID of the menu
      enabled Boolean -- Is the menu enabled?
      

    Elements:

    • menu_items -- index | name
      menus -- index | name