FieldNames
Purpose
Returns a list of the names of all fields on layoutName in fileName.
Format
FieldNames(fileName;layoutName)
Parameters
fileName - the name of an open
database file (local or remote).
layoutName - the name of a
layout or
table in the specified database file.
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
Listed items are separated by carriage returns.
Related fields are displayed in tablename::fieldname format.
Notes
•If FieldNames returns a question mark (?) or the name of only one field, go to the Specify Calculation dialog box and make sure Calculation result is text. Also, you can increase the size of the field on the layout to show more field names.
Examples
FieldNames ( "Customers" ; "" ) returns a list of all the fields in the default table of the Customers database file.
FieldNames ( "Customers" ; "Data Entry" ) returns a list of all the fields, including related fields, in the Customers database file that appear on the Data Entry layout.
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