YsflFile.fmx64
Youseful File
Write a temporary text export, read it back, and remove just that file.
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16 plug-ins18 sample scriptsWindows x64 FileMaker Pro
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16 plug-ins
YsflQuery.fmx64
Youseful Query
Query two matching products and inspect the returned JSON.
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Youseful Text
Turn a pasted list into a clean, unique, sorted contact-name list.
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Youseful Crypt
Encrypt a note and verify that it decrypts to the original text.
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Youseful Dialog
Collect a display name and respect cancellation.
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Youseful Print
Temporarily select landscape on the current default printer, inspect the result, then restore the saved settings before displaying any message.
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Youseful UI
Build a menu that branches on stable action values, without performing any export or modifying data yet.
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Youseful Sched
Display a reminder after the scheduling script finishes.
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Youseful Barcode
Create a QR code in a container field.
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Youseful HTTP
Fetch JSON while distinguishing transport failure from HTTP failure.
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Youseful Mail
Decode an encoded subject and extract a message body.
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Youseful FTP
Browse a test FTPS account without uploading, deleting or changing files.
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Youseful Curl
Measure a GET and display its status, negotiated protocol and elapsed time.
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Youseful JavaScript
Calculate line totals from a JSON array without constructing JavaScript source from user data.
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Youseful Python
Summarize a JSON array with a short Python calculation.
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Youseful PHP
Read JSON passed from FileMaker and return a summary.
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