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Finding Field Information

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To find the internal field name or the FMC (Field Mark Count) or a field, click in that field and press Alt+F1,or go to the Help menu > Database Information.

A small window will open on your screen, displaying database information. At the bottom of this window are the internal field name and FMC of the field your cursor is currently in.

Database Info internal field name

The Database Information for the Brief Description field, showing the internal field name and the FMC for the field.

If the field is in a table, internal field names and FMCs will be listed in the order that columns appear in the table.

Window Database Information Current Location table

The Database Information window for the Current Location table, showing the internal field names and FMC numbers for each field in the table.

 

You can also use the Field Usage Count tool to get a list of all the fields in a datafile, and their internal field name and FMC number.