Using the Data Viewer (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
You can use the Data Viewer to monitor expressions like field values, local and global variables, and calculation formulas. You can monitor expressions while running scripts or while testing them in the Script Debugger. You can also monitor field values and variables in the database file.
The Current tab shows:
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Fields used by the currently running script whether they are referenced directly in the script or indirectly in calculations.
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The Watch tab monitors expressions. You can enter expressions, one per row, in the Data Viewer. When you use the Data Viewer with the Script Debugger, the Watch tab displays expressions from paused scripts letting you see how data changes as you step though a script. Expressions remain in the Watch tab until you delete them manually.
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Click the Current tab and do the following:
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Items in the list are grouped by type, then sorted in this order: fields, global variables, local variables.
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Add an expression to the Watch list
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Click Add to Watch.
FileMaker Pro switches to the Watch tab where the expression appears.
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Click
 , then log into an account that has full access privileges.
Note If you log in to edit restricted-access scripts in the Script Debugger, your access privileges also apply to the Data Viewer. If you log in from the Data Viewer, your access privileges also apply to the Script Debugger. In either case, your editing privileges last until you close the Script Debugger or the Data Viewer. For more information, see Debugging scripts (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
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Click the Watch tab and do the following:
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1. Select an expression, click
 or double-click the expression, then define or edit the expression. See Edit Expression dialog box.2. Click Evaluate Now to display the results of the expression or click Monitor to add the expression to the Watch list.
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Update the values for calculations displayed in the list
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Click Refresh Values.
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Change the order of expressions in the Watch list
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next to the expression up or down.|
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Expressions remain in the Watch tab until you remove them.
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You can add local and global variables to the Data Viewer. Local variables begin with $ and global variables begin with $$. For more information, see Using variables.
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In the Current tab:
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You can see global and local variables that are declared outside of scripts only if you have full access privileges to the file.
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If you double-click an expression, the Current Value dialog box opens to show the expression’s entire value, which you can copy. You can modify the values of variables, but not field values. Close the dialog box to commit the modified values.
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Repeating fields are listed only if they contain values, like this: <fieldname>[<value>]. The first repetition is shown without brackets. If the repetitions are calculated, the values are not shown until the script step is reached in which the calculation is solved.
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