Comments on: FileMaker - Passing Multiple Script Parameters http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/ smart business solutions Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:10:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Geoff Coffey http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-1357 Geoff Coffey Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:16:33 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-1357 Kirk: No harm done to the pooch, so far as I can tell. Jesse's solution is just a more generalized approach that can be used: 1: For as many parameters as you want 2: Reliably with <i>any</i> data 3: Consistently across many different scripts with no specialized knowledge The idea is that you can use custom functions to easily handle the "tricky" part of passing parameters, so that when you actually pass and receive them, it is simple. Geoff Kirk:

No harm done to the pooch, so far as I can tell. Jesse’s solution is just a more generalized approach that can be used:

1: For as many parameters as you want
2: Reliably with any data
3: Consistently across many different scripts with no specialized knowledge

The idea is that you can use custom functions to easily handle the “tricky” part of passing parameters, so that when you actually pass and receive them, it is simple.

Geoff

]]> By: Kirk Rheinlander http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-1354 Kirk Rheinlander Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:55:19 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-1354 I ran into a need for this function recently, converting a FM9 solution to IWP deployment, and the requirement for the non-supported custom dialog boxes, of which I had used 42 in the FM application. 35 of which, however, were pure informational on failure to complete something (OK is the only response, met with a resume script step to handle the modal response), but were of 2 different sizes; one with 20+- words, and the other with 200+- words. In IWP, this doesn't matter - it'll use the entire browser window. However, some clients will be using the FMremote, and, rather than leave the custom dialog function, and trapping the web access user in a conditional statement, I put a S_ or L_ in front of the script parameter. Parsing for the first character, gives me the conditional for Small or Large window size, while the remainder of the now field-level-metadata script parameter provides the conditional to pick up the right text to display in a single global field. The underscore is not as pretty as the paragraph delimiter, but is easy to read, and displays on a single line. Not having any problems, but have I "screwed-the-pooch" someplace in this approach?? I ran into a need for this function recently, converting a FM9 solution to IWP deployment, and the requirement for the non-supported custom dialog boxes, of which I had used 42 in the FM application. 35 of which, however, were pure informational on failure to complete something (OK is the only response, met with a resume script step to handle the modal response), but were of 2 different sizes; one with 20+- words, and the other with 200+- words. In IWP, this doesn’t matter - it’ll use the entire browser window. However, some clients will be using the FMremote, and, rather than leave the custom dialog function, and trapping the web access user in a conditional statement, I put a S_ or L_ in front of the script parameter. Parsing for the first character, gives me the conditional for Small or Large window size, while the remainder of the now field-level-metadata script parameter provides the conditional to pick up the right text to display in a single global field. The underscore is not as pretty as the paragraph delimiter, but is easy to read, and displays on a single line.

Not having any problems, but have I “screwed-the-pooch” someplace in this approach??

]]> By: Jesse Antunes http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-508 Jesse Antunes Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:26:07 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-508 @Charles - That is exactly how we do it in our fp7 solutions.... To tell you the truth I have no idea why I wrote it the way I did for this article. :) Thanks for the tip. @Charles - That is exactly how we do it in our fp7 solutions…. To tell you the truth I have no idea why I wrote it the way I did for this article. :) Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Charles Houghton-Webb http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-507 Charles Houghton-Webb Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:02:07 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-507 A solution I've been using since FP7 is more or less your code, but as a simple "one liner" :-) Substitute ( MiddleValues ( Get( ScriptParameter );n;1) ; ¶ ; "" ) where n is the parameter you want to get. The parameters are sent the same way : Parameter1 & ¶ & Parameter2 & ¶ & Parameter3 ... etc. It's perhaps just a little tidier than your way ;-) A solution I’ve been using since FP7 is more or less your code, but as a simple “one liner” :-)

Substitute ( MiddleValues ( Get( ScriptParameter );n;1) ; ¶ ; “” )

where n is the parameter you want to get.

The parameters are sent the same way :
Parameter1 & ¶ & Parameter2 & ¶ & Parameter3 … etc.

It’s perhaps just a little tidier than your way ;-)

]]> By: Geoff Coffey http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-116 Geoff Coffey Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:39:28 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-116 <p>@david: You are absolutely right. The only trouble is GetValue doesn't exist in FileMaker 7, and for reasons client-inspired, this technique needed 7 support. Maybe someday we'll update the calcs to be a little cleaner in 8+. Thanks for the input :)</p> <p>PS: Jesse will be posting his even cooler <em>advanced</em> multi-parameter system shortly. This is the one we use in every project now. It makes complex scripting so much more fun...</p> <p>Geoff</p> @david: You are absolutely right. The only trouble is GetValue doesn’t exist in FileMaker 7, and for reasons client-inspired, this technique needed 7 support. Maybe someday we’ll update the calcs to be a little cleaner in 8+. Thanks for the input :)

PS: Jesse will be posting his even cooler advanced multi-parameter system shortly. This is the one we use in every project now. It makes complex scripting so much more fun…

Geoff

]]> By: David Richards http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-115 David Richards Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:23:59 +0000 http://sixfriedrice.com/wp/passing-multiple-parameters-to-scripts/#comment-115 <p>Use the 'GetValue' function instead of 'MiddleValues', you won't need to remove the carriage returns.</p> Use the ‘GetValue’ function instead of ‘MiddleValues’, you won’t need to remove the carriage returns.

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