Calculation Code

From Fmfaq

This is a growing list of calculation code where you can find common calculations. As this page grows it can be broken out into various areas of use.

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Note: This is FileMaker 7+ format. FileMaker 6 and earlier uses Status() functions.

( ( Get( ActiveModifierKeys ) =16 or Get( ActiveModifierKeys ) =18 ) and Abs( Get( SystemPlatform ) ) = 1 )
or
( ( Get( ActiveModifierKeys ) =4 or Get( ActiveModifierKeys ) =6 ) and Abs( Get( SystemPlatform ) ) = 2 )

That calculation can fail if additional modifier keys are held down.

I use this as the method to determine whether a specific key if down:

Mod(Get(ActiveModifierKeys) / n, 2)

where 'n' is the 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 denoting the various modifier keys outlined in help.