Returns the next serial number of fieldName in fileName.
GetNextSerialValue(fileName;fieldName)fileName - the name of an open database file (local or remote).
fieldName - the name of the field whose next serial number you want to determine.
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FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Field names must be fully qualified in the format tablename::fieldname to specify a field that exists in a table different from the current table.
GetNextSerialValue ( "Customers" ; "CustID" ) returns the next serial number for the CustID field.