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FM.ArgumentCount

Queries number of arguments.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
FM 5.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "FM.ArgumentCount" )

Parameters

none

Result

Returns number or error.

Description

Queries number of arguments.
Those arguments are passed when FileMaker is launched from command line, a batch file or a link on windows.

Examples

Query all arguments:

While(
// setup
[count = MBS( "FM.ArgumentCount" ); index = 0; list = ""];
// condition
index < count ;
// add nth argument to list
[ list = list & MBS( "FM.Argument"; index ) & ¶; index = index + 1 ];
// return result
list )

See also

Example Databases

Blog Entries

This function is free to use.

Created 1st March 2015, last changed 13th June 2021


FM.Argument - FM.Beep