LassoScript Utility
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-Layout

Tag Link -Layout Category Database
Type Command Source Available No
Support Synonym Version 2.5
Change Unchanged Data Source FileMaker Pro
Output Type None Security None
Implementation LCAPI Sets Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0, Lasso 3.x, Lasso 2.5

Description

-Layout specifies the name of the table/layout which should be used for a database action. Synonym is -Table.

The value specified for this command tag can be retrieved using the [Layout_Name] or [Table_Name] tags.

Syntax

[Inline: -Layout='Layout_Name', ...]

<a href="default.lasso?-Layout=Layout_Name&...">Link</a>

<form action="default.lasso" method="POST">
  <input type="hidden" name="-Layout" value="Layout_Name">
  ...
</form>

Parameters

Required Parameters
Layout_Name The name of the table/layout which should be used for a database action.

Examples

To specify what table to use in a database action:

Use the -Layout command tag. The following example specifies a -Search action in [Inline] ... [/Inline] tags. The table People of the database Contacts is specified using a -Layout command tag within the parameters of the opening [Inline] tag.

[Inline: -Search,
    -Database='Contacts',
    -Layout='People',
    'First_Name'='John']
  [Records]
    <br>[Field: 'First_Name'] [Field: 'Last_Name']
  [/Records]
[/Inline]

<br>John Doe
<br>John Surname