Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

EnclosingObjects ( _objectName )

not recursive. A list of all enclosing objects of a layout object.

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  Sample input:
EnclosingObjects ( "myField" )
  Sample output:
portalName¶frontMostTabName¶parentTab...

  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Requires Agnès Barouh's CustomList.
Returns all the enclosing objects of an object.

 

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