Container functions
Container functions calculate, manipulate, and report on data in container fields.
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                                                         Returns either container or text content from text encoded in Base64 format.  | 
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                                                         Returns data as text in Base64 format.  | 
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                                                         Returns data as text in the specified Base64 format.  | 
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                                                         Returns a binary HMAC (keyed-hash message authentication code) using the specified cryptographic hash algorithm.  | 
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                                                         Decrypts container data with the specified key and returns text or container data.  | 
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                                                         Decrypts Base64-encoded text with the specified key and returns text or container data.  | 
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                                                         Returns a binary hash value generated by the specified cryptographic hash algorithm.  | 
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                                                         Encrypts data with the specified key and returns container data.  | 
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                                                         Encrypts data with the specified key and returns text in Base64 format.  | 
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                                                         Generates the digital signature of the data.  | 
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                                                         Verifies whether a digital signature is valid for the data.  | 
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                                                         Returns the file metadata of the specified container field.  | 
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                                                         Returns the height, in pixels, of the content in a container field that holds images.  | 
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                                                         Returns the text found in the image of the specified container field using the text-recognition algorithm.  | 
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                                                         Returns a thumbnail image of the content in a container field, according to a specified height and width.  | 
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                                                         Returns the width, in pixels, of the content in a container field that holds images.  | 
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                                                         Returns either container or text content from text encoded in hexadecimal format.  | 
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                                                         Returns data as text in hexadecimal format.  | 
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                                                         Returns as text the value of a QR code in a container field.  | 
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                                                         Returns text decoded from container data using the specified character encoding.  | 
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                                                         Returns a text file as container data from text using the specified character encoding and line endings.  | 
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                                                         Returns 0 (false) if container data was changed or deleted outside the FileMaker Platform; otherwise, returns 1 (true).  |