Earlier this week, I attempted to execute my first custom function, and with
Howard S.'s help, I succeeded. I was under the following impression:

- I need to be using FMP Advanced in order to create a custom function.

- Once created, anyone who accessed the database can utilize them.


That turns out to not be the case in our environment. I successfully created
the function with FMP 8.5 Advanced. I then placed the database on the server
at the company's location, running a copy of FileMaker Pro 7 under Windows
2003 Server. When I open the database from the server, using FMP 7, the
GetNthRecordSet function that I created does not calculate properly -- it
doesn't calculate at all, returning blank fields.

There appear to be other requirements here that I'm missing. Anyone care to
speculate?

- Custom function works as expected with FMP 8.5 Advanced.

- Custom function works as expected with FMP 8.

- Custom function does not work with FMP 7 on Windows 2003 Server.

In article <cKednbG8iJ1lJarYnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d (AT) comcast (DOT) com>,
"Rick Altman" <rick.a (AT) NOSPAMaltman (DOT) com> wrote:

Works in 8 and 8.5, doesn't work in 7.

My first guess would be that your Custom Function contains at least one
native function that exists in 8/8.5, but does not exist in 7.

Matt

Your function uses the GetNthRecord function, which was not available in
FM7.

Rick Altman wrote:
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