listRelationships ( listOfTables )

Generates a list of relationships from a list of tables for the current active file

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Sample input:

listRelationships ( TableNames ( Get ( FileName ) ) )

Sample output:

Source:TestDB
Table:table2
Options:
table2::RecordID2 = table3::relatedRecordID
Source:TestDB
Table:table1
Options:
table1::RecordID = table2::relatedRecordID

Source:TestDB
Table:table3
Options:
table3::relatedRecordID = table2::RecordID2
Source:TestDB
Table:table2
Options:
table2::relatedRecordID = table1::RecordID

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

Let ( [ numOfValues = ValueCount ( listOfTables ) ; 
firstValue = GetValue ( listOfTables ; 1 ) ; 
tableRelationship = RelationInfo ( Get ( FileName ) ; firstValue ) & "¶" ;
remainingValues = MiddleValues ( listOfTables ; 2 ; numOfValues - 1 ) ;
resultList = Case ( numOfValues = 1 ; ""; listRelationships ( remainingValues ) ) ] ;
resultList & tableRelationship
 )

Recursively goes through a list of tables in the current file and lists relationships for each of them.

Comments

		unin, Japan Aug 24, 2015
For firstValue, you may be able to use GetValue () instead of LeftValues().

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

listRelationships ( listOfTables )

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