Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Phidget Distance Sensor

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Phidget Distance Sensor

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Phidget Distance Sensor.fmp12

Overview
Tables	1
Relationships	0
Layouts	1
Scripts	9
Value Lists	0
Custom Functions	0
Custom Menus	24

File Options
Default custom menu set	[Standard FileMaker Menus]
When opening file
Minimum allowed version	12.0
Login using	Account Name; Account= Admin
Allow user to save password	Off
Require iOS passcode	Off
Switch to layout	Off
Hide all toolbars	Off
Script triggers
OnFirstWindowOpen	Off
OnLastWindowClose	Off
OnWindowOpen	Off
OnWindowClose	Off
OnFileAVPlayerChange	Off
Thumbnail Settings
Generate Thumbnails	On; Temporary

Tables

Table Name	Statistics	Occurrences in Relationship Graph
Phidget Distance Sensor	18 fields defined, 1 record	Phidget Distance Sensor

Fields

Table Name: Phidget Distance Sensor - 18 Fields
Field Name	Type	Options	Comments	On Layouts	In Relationships	In Scripts	In Value Lists
PrimaryKey	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Context table: Phidget Distance Sensor Calculation: Get( UUID ) Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Unique Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: Minimal Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: Unicode Raw	Unique identifier of each record in this table
CreationTimestamp	Normal, Timestamp	Auto-Enter: Creation timestamp Validation: Only during data entry Strict data type: 4 digit year Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Date and time each record was created
CreatedBy	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Creation account name Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Account name of the user who created each record
ModificationTimestamp	Normal, Timestamp	Auto-Enter: Modification timestamp Validation: Only during data entry Strict data type: 4 digit year Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Date and time each record was last modified
ModifiedBy	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Modification account name Validation: Only during data entry Not empty Strict validation Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German	Account name of the user who last modified each record
DeviceName	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
DeviceSerialNumber	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
DeviceID	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
DeviceLabel	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
Channel	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
ChannelClass	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
ChannelClassName	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
ChannelSubclass	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
MaxDistance	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
MinDistance	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached
LastEvent	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Open Phidget Distance Sensor Close Close All Attached DistanceChange Detached
JSON	Normal, Text	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields DistanceChange
Distance	Normal, Number	Auto-Enter: Allow editing Validation: Only during data entry Storage: Repetitions: 1 Indexing: None Automatically create indexes as needed Index Language: German		Phidget Distance Sensor		Clear Fields Attached DistanceChange

Layout Objects: Phidget Distance Sensor

Regular Fields

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceName

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 117 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 148 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceSerialNumber

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 152 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 183 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceID

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 187 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 218 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceLabel

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 222 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 253 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::Channel

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 257 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 288 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClass

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 292 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 323 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClassName

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 327 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 358 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelSubclass

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 362 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 393 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::MaxDistance

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 407 pt
Left: 384 pt
Bottom: 438 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::MinDistance

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 406 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 437 pt
Right: 289 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 652 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 683 pt
Right: 990 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::JSON

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

OnObjectModify

Script: <unknown>
Modes: Browse

Top: 462 pt
Left: 210 pt
Bottom: 632 pt
Right: 463 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Yes

Field Name: Phidget Distance Sensor::Distance

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 407 pt
Left: 297 pt
Bottom: 438 pt
Right: 376 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Field Format:

Edit Box

Field Behavior:

Allow field to be entered: In Find mode, In Browse mode
Touch keyboard type: Default for Data Type
Go to next field using: Tab key

Type:

Text: Load Library

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 117 pt
Left: 498 pt
Bottom: 148 pt
Right: 751 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Load Library” ]

Scripts:

Load Library

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Open Distance Sensor

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 156 pt
Left: 498 pt
Bottom: 202 pt
Right: 751 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Open Phidget Distance Sensor” ]

Scripts:

Open Phidget Distance Sensor

Button Properties

Coordinates

Script/Script Step

Type:

Text: Close Distance Sensor

Layout Name:

Phidget Distance Sensor

Top: 195 pt
Left: 498 pt
Bottom: 241 pt
Right: 751 pt

Anchoring: Left, Top

Perform Script [ “Close” ]

Scripts:

Script Hierarchy

Load Library

Open Phidget Distance Sensor

Next Script: [Open Phidget Distance Sensor]

Script Name	Load Library
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Scripts that use this script	Open Phidget Distance Sensor
Script Definition
Script Steps	If [ MBS("IsWindows") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.Load"; "C:\Program Files\Phidgets\Phidget22\phidget22.dll") ] Else If [ MBS("IsMacOS") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.Load"; "/Library/Frameworks/Phidget22.framework") ] Else If [ MBS("IsLinux") ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.Load"; "libphidget22.so") ] End If If [ $r ≠ "OK" ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to load library"; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Halt Script End If
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Next Script: [Close]

Script Name	Open Phidget Distance Sensor
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	If [ MBS("Phidget.Loaded") = 0 ] Perform Script [ “Load Library” ] End If #we may want to look for network devices Set Variable [ $$phidget; Value:MBS( "Phidget.EnableServerDiscovery"; "DeviceRemote" ) ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent; "Create at " & Get(CurrentTimestamp) ] Set Variable [ $$phidget; Value:MBS( "Phidget.Create"; "DistanceSensor" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.SetScriptTrigger"; $$phidget; "Attach"; Get(FileName); "Attached" ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.SetScriptTrigger"; $$phidget; "Detach"; Get(FileName); "Detached" ) ] #open asynchronously Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.Open"; $$phidget ) ] If [ $r ≠ "OK" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent; "Failed to open at " & Get(CurrentTimestamp) ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ] Show Custom Dialog [ Title: "Failed to open device."; Message: $r; Default Button: “OK”, Commit: “Yes” ] Else Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent; "Opened at " & Get(CurrentTimestamp) ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ] End If
Fields used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent
Scripts used in this script	Load Library
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Table occurrences used by this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

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Next Script: [Close All]

Script Name	Close
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	If [ Length ( $$phidget ) > 0 ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Phidget.Close"; $$phidget) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Phidget.Release"; $$phidget) ] Set Variable [ $$phidget; Value:"" ] End If Perform Script [ “Clear Fields” ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent; "" ]
Fields used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent
Scripts used in this script	Clear Fields
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Table occurrences used by this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Custom Functions used by this script
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Next Script: [Clear Fields]

Script Name	Close All
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	Yes
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Phidget.ReleaseAll") ] Set Variable [ $$phidget; Value:"" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent; "" ] Perform Script [ “Clear Fields” ]
Fields used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent
Scripts used in this script	Clear Fields
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Table occurrences used by this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Custom Functions used by this script
Custom menu set used by this script

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Next Script: [-]

Script Name	Clear Fields
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script	Close Close All Detached
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceName; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceSerialNumber; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceID; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceLabel; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::Channel; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClass; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClassName; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelSubclass; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::MaxDistance; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::MinDistance; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::Distance; "" ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::JSON; "" ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
Fields used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceName Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceSerialNumber Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceID Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceLabel Phidget Distance Sensor::Channel Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClass Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClassName Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelSubclass Phidget Distance Sensor::MaxDistance Phidget Distance Sensor::MinDistance Phidget Distance Sensor::Distance Phidget Distance Sensor::JSON
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Tables used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Table occurrences used by this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
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Script Name	-
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
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Next Script: [DistanceChange]

Script Name	Attached
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent; "Attached at " & Get(CurrentTimestamp) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Log"; "Attached at " & Get(CurrentTimestamp)) ] Set Variable [ $parameter; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] Set Variable [ $phidget; Value:JSONGetElement ( $parameter ; "ID" ) ] #set change trigger to not run so often Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.SetProperty"; $phidget; "DataInterval"; 1000 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.SetProperty"; $phidget; "DistanceChangeTrigger"; ,1 ) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS( "Phidget.SetScriptTrigger"; $phidget; "DistanceChange"; Get(FileName); "DistanceChange" ) ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceName; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "DeviceName") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceSerialNumber; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "DeviceSerialNumber") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceID; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "DeviceID") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceLabel; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "DeviceLabel") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::Channel; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "Channel") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClass; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "ChannelClass") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClassName; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "ChannelClassName") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelSubclass; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "ChannelSubclass") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::MaxDistance; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "MaxDistance") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::MinDistance; MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "MinDistance") ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::Distance; "" // MBS("Phidget.GetProperty"; $phidget; "Distance") ] Commit Records/Requests [ No dialog ]
Fields used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceName Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceSerialNumber Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceID Phidget Distance Sensor::DeviceLabel Phidget Distance Sensor::Channel Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClass Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelClassName Phidget Distance Sensor::ChannelSubclass Phidget Distance Sensor::MaxDistance Phidget Distance Sensor::MinDistance Phidget Distance Sensor::Distance
Scripts used in this script
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Table occurrences used by this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
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Script Name	DistanceChange
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
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Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Variable [ $json; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent; "Change at " & Get(CurrentTimestamp) ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::Distance; JSONGetElement ( $json ; "distance" ) ] Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::JSON; $json ]
Fields used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent Phidget Distance Sensor::Distance Phidget Distance Sensor::JSON
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Tables used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Table occurrences used by this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
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Previous Script: [DistanceChange]

Script Name	Detached
Run script with full access privileges	Off
Siri Shortcut Visible	Off
Include In Menu	No
Layouts that use this script
Scripts that use this script
Script Definition
Script Steps	Set Field [ Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent; "Detached at " & Get(CurrentTimestamp) ] Set Variable [ $r; Value:MBS("Log"; "Detached at " & Get(CurrentTimestamp)) ] Set Variable [ $parameter; Value:Get(ScriptParameter) ] Perform Script [ “Clear Fields” ]
Fields used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor::LastEvent
Scripts used in this script	Clear Fields
Layouts used in this script
Tables used in this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
Table occurrences used by this script	Phidget Distance Sensor
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