Calculation Functions Introduced in FileMaker Pro 13 | FileMaker

The following new functions have been added to FileMaker Pro 13:

• Base64Decode – Returns container content from text encoded in Base64 format.
• Base64Encode – Returns the contents of the specified container field as text.
• Get(ConnectionAttributes) – Returns the name of the current file’s host and the name of the certificate authority that issued the SSL certificate used to secure the connection.
• GetContainerAttribute – Returns the file metadata of the specified container field.
• Get(CurrentTimeUTCMilliseconds) – Returns the current time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to the nearest millisecond.
• Get(Device) – Returns a number indicating the type of computer that is currently running FileMaker Pro or FileMaker WebDirect, or the type of iOS device that is currently running FileMaker Go.
• Get(EncryptionState) – Returns a value representing the file’s current encryption state.
• Get(NetworkType) – In FileMaker Go, returns a number indicating the type of network being used to access the current file.
• Get(ScriptAnimationState) – Returns a value indicating whether or not animations are enabled for the current script.
• Get(TriggerGestureInfo) – In FileMaker Go, returns details about the gesture that activated an OnGestureTap trigger.
• Get(WindowOrientation) – Returns a value indicating the orientation of the window on which the script is acting (not necessarily the foreground window).

The following functions have changed in FileMaker Pro 13:

• GetLayoutObjectAttribute(): isFrontTabPanel is now isFrontPanel; isObjectHidden returns 1 (True) if objectName is hidden on a record.
• Get(TriggerCurrentTabPanel) is now Get(TriggerCurrentPanel).
• Get(TriggerTargetTabPanel) is now Get(TriggerTargetPanel).

Base64Decode

Returns container content from text encoded in Base64 format.
Format 
Base64Decode(text{;fileNameWithExtension})
Parameters 
text – Base64 text to decode.
fileNameWithExtension – the filename and extension for the file created from the decoded Base64 text.
Data type returned 
container

Description 
Base64 encoding does not retain the filename or extension of encoded content.

If a filename and extension are not specified in the fileNameWithExtension parameter, Base64Decode returns the container content with a generic filename and extension but does not change the content’s data format.

Examples 
Base64Decode(Products::Base64;”question.png”) returns ? when Products::Base64 is set to a string that begins with “iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAB8”. The Base64 string in this example was shortened for readability.

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