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Container functions
Container functions calculate, manipulate, and report on data in container fields.
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This function
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Either container or text content from text encoded in Base64 format.
Data as text in Base64 format.
Data as text in the specified Base64 format.
A binary HMAC (keyed-hash message authentication code) using the specified cryptographic hash algorithm.
Decrypted text or container data from encrypted container data and a key.
Decrypted text or container data from encrypted Base64-encoded text and a key.
A binary hash value generated by the specified cryptographic hash algorithm.
Encrypted container data from text or container data and a key.
Encrypted Base64-encoded text from text or container data and a key.
The file metadata of the specified container field.
The height, in pixels, of the content in a container field that holds images.
A thumbnail image of the content in a container field, according to a specified height and width.
The width, in pixels, of the content in a container field that holds images.
Either container or text content from text encoded in hexadecimal format.
Data as text in hexadecimal format.
Text decoded from container data using the specified character encoding.
A text file as container data from text using the specified character encoding and line endings.
0 (false) if container data was changed or deleted outside FileMaker; otherwise, returns 1 (true).
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