Work with FileMaker

ADT reaches a .fmp12 file directly through the filemaker command line, using FileMaker's own engine. This chapter is the task side of that capability; the exact operation contracts live in the filemaker reference.

Describe the result you want to your coding agent. It can inspect the current structure, choose the supported operation, apply it as an atomic batch, and read the result back. Review the target file and requested change before authorizing writes, especially for hosted or production files.

In this chapter

• Inspect a file's structure — read before you write

• Run and verify a FileMaker operation — batch behavior, commit, abort, and verification

• Work with tables and fields

• Work with table occurrences and relationships

• Work with scripts

• Work with layouts and layout objects

• Work with calculations and custom functions

• Work with value lists

• Query and edit records with agent tools