AS_dialog_concealed ( window_title ; text ; button_cancel ; button_ok ; result_field )

create a dialog where the entered text is masked as •••••• (OS X only, AppleScript)

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Thomas Siebert - Show more from this author
http://www.t-seabird.de

Sample input:

Perform AppleScript [ AS_Dialog_Concealed ( "window_title" ; "text" ; "cancel" ; "ok" ; table::password ) ]

Sample output:

dialog shows ••••• while typing
text will be returned to the given password field

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

/*
AS_Dialog_Concealed ( window_title ; text ; button_cancel ; button_ok ; result_field )

version 7
---------------------------------------------
Thomas Siebert, 23.04.2017
hinfo@t-seabird.de
www.t-seabird.de
---------------------------------------------

create a dialog where the entered text is masked as ••••••
similar to the concealed field option introduced by FileMaker 15

Use the ScriptStep "Perform AppleScript" using the option "Calculated AppleScript"
You also shall use "Perform AppleScript" directly from a button.

Die CF wird über den Scriptschritt "AppleScript ausführen" mit der Option "Berechnetes Script" genutzt.
"AppleScript ausführen" steht auch direkt in den Tastenkommandos zur Verfügung.
*/

"set myResult to \"\"
¶
¶try
¶	set myResult to display dialog " & Quote ( text ) & " buttons {" & Quote ( button_cancel ) & ", " & Quote ( button_ok ) & "} with title " & Quote ( window_title ) & " default answer \"\" hidden answer 1 default button 2 cancel button 1 
¶	set myText to text returned of myResult	
¶on error number -128
¶	set myText to \"\"
¶end try
¶
¶if myResult is not false then
¶	try
¶		return_value_to_FileMaker_field(\"" & GetFieldName ( result_field ) & "\", myText)
¶	on error number -1728
¶		return_value_to_FileMaker_field(\"" & result_field & "\", myText)
¶	end try
¶end if
¶
¶
¶on return_value_to_FileMaker_field(field_reference, Value)
¶	(* version 7, Thomas Siebert, info@t-seabird.de, 23.04.2017, 
¶	return a value to any FileMaker Field  (global or local) of the current table 
¶	or to a global field of any other table. *)
¶	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to \"::\"
¶	set the item_list to every text item of field_reference
¶	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to \"\"
¶	set myList to item_list as list
¶	set TableName to item 1 of myList
¶	set FieldName to item 2 of myList
¶	set currentTable to name of current table
¶	try
¶		if TableName = currentTable then
¶			set cell FieldName of record ID (ID of current record) of table TableName to Value
¶		else
¶			set cell FieldName of table TableName to Value
¶		end if
¶	on error number -10006
¶		display dialog \"No records in target table. \rThere should be at least 1 record.\"
¶	end try
¶end return_value_to_FileMaker_field"

create a dialog where the entered text is masked as ••••••
similar to the concealed field option coming with FileMaker 15

Use the ScriptStep "Perform AppleScript" using the option "Calculated AppleScript"
You also shall use "Perform AppleScript" directly from a button.

Comments

		Thomas Siebert Apr 23, 2017
New Version: result shall be returned to any FileMaker Field (global or local) of the current table or to a global field of any other table

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AS_dialog_concealed ( window_title ; text ; button_cancel ; button_ok ; result_field )

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