Get Functions | Calculation Signatures

Get functions generally pull information from a given user's current state, be it from within FileMaker, from one's computer, or from a given network.

Table 5.6. Get Functions
Syntax	Data Type Returned
`Get ( AccountName )`	Text
`Get ( ActiveFieldContents )`	Text, Number, Date, Time, Timestamp, Container
`Get ( ActiveFieldName )`	Text
`Get ( ActiveFieldTableName )`	Text
`Get ( ActiveModifierKeys )`	Number
`Get ( ActiveRepetitionNumber )`	Number
`Get ( ActiveSelectionSize )`	Number
`Get ( ActiveSelectionStart )`	Number
`Get ( AllowAbortState )`	Number
`Get ( AllowToolbarState )`	Number
`Get ( ApplicationLanguage )`	Text
`Get ( ApplicationVersion )`	Text
`Get ( CalculationRepetitionNumber )`	Number
`Get ( CurrentDate )`	Date
`Get ( CurrentHostTimestamp )`	Timestamp
`Get ( CurrentTime )`	Time
`Get ( CurrentTimestamp )`	Timestamp
`Get ( CustomMenuSetName )`	Text
`Get ( DesktopPath )`	Text
`Get ( DocumentsPath )`	Text
`Get ( ErrorCaptureState )`	Number
`Get ( ExtendedPrivileges )`	Text
`Get ( FileMakerPath )`	Text
`Get ( FileName )`	Text
`Get ( FilePath )`	Text
`Get ( FileSize )`	Number
`Get ( FoundCount )`	Number
`Get ( HighContrastColor )`	Text
`Get ( HighContrastState )`	Number
`Get ( HostIPAddress )`	Text
`Get ( HostName )`	Text
`Get ( LastError )`	Number
`Get ( LastMessageChoice )`	Number
`Get ( LastODBCError )`	Text
`Get ( LayoutAccess )`	Number
`Get ( LayoutCount )`	Number
`Get ( LayoutName )`	Text
`Get ( LayoutNumber )`	Number
`Get ( LayoutTableName )`	Text
`Get ( LayoutViewState )`	Number
`Get ( MultiUserState )`	Number
`Get ( NetworkProtocol )`	Text
`Get ( PageNumber )`	Number
`Get ( PortalRowNumber )`	Number
`Get ( PreferencesPath )`	Text
`Get ( PrinterName )`	Text
`Get ( PrivilegeSetName )`	Text
`Get ( RecordAccess )`	Number
`Get ( RecordID )`	Number
`Get ( RecordModificationCount )`	Number
`Get ( RecordNumber )`	Number
`Get ( RecordOpenCount )`	Number
`Get ( RecordOpenState )`	Number
`Get ( RequestCount )`	Number
`Get ( RequestOmitState )`	Number
`Get ( ScreenDepth )`	Number
`Get ( ScreenHeight )`	Number
`Get ( ScreenWidth )`	Number
`Get ( ScriptName )`	Text
`Get ( ScriptParameter )`	Text
`Get ( ScriptResult )`	Text, Number, Date, Time, Timestamp, Container
`Get ( SortState )`	Number
`Get ( StatusAreaState )`	Number
`Get ( SystemDrive )`	Text
`Get ( SystemIPAddress )`	Text
`Get ( SystemLanguage )`	Text
`Get ( SystemNICAddress )`	Text
`Get ( SystemPlatform )`	Number
`Get ( SystemVersion )`	Text
`Get ( TextrulerVisible )`	Number
`Get ( TotalRecordCount )`	Number
`Get ( UserCount )`	Number
`Get ( UserName )`	Text
`Get ( UseSystemFormatsState )`	Number
`Get ( WindowContentHeight )`	Number
`Get ( WindowContentWidth )`	Number
`Get ( WindowDesktopHeight )`	Number
`Get ( WindowDesktopWidth )`	Number
`Get ( WindowHeight )`	Number
`Get ( WindowLeft )`	Number
`Get ( WindowMode )`	Number
`Get ( WindowName )`	Text
`Get ( WindowTop )`	Number
`Get ( WindowVisible )`	Number
`Get ( WindowWidth )`	Number
`Get ( WindowZoomLevel )`	Text