On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Mikhail Edoshin <[email protected]> wrote:
> BTW, as far as I know all FileMaker data keep a tag that describes their > type. Mikhail, Why do you think that? I've never seen evidence of it. > In most cases they also automatically convert into one another depending on > the context (e.g. A + B will convert values to numbers, while A & B will > convert them to texts), but sometimes you'll need to guide these convertors > with GetAs() functions. As far as I know, the parameters are ALWAYS text, until you use them, at which point FileMaker makes a decision about type. However, this is often problematic if your parameter(s) is (are) date(s) - (dates and FileMaker, always a barrel of fun) and you try to perform some function on them such as date addition without co-ercing the type. Rob
