FMP PHP Commands

createRecord_vs_newAddCommand.php

   //create record
   $rec = $fm->createRecord('layout_name', '$data_array');
   $result = $rec->commit();

   //new add command
   $newAdd = $fm->newAddCommand('layout_name', $data_array);
   $result = $newAdd->execute();


//Second and main difference is what they return to $result variable. The 'createRecord()' statement returns an integer value to know the status of record creation process(whether succeed or failed). But the 'newAddCommand()' returns a bunch of information for the new created record along with record id.

validate.php

//Create an Add request
$addrequest = $fm->newAddCommand('layout_name', 'field_array');
 
//Validate all fields
$result = $addrequest->validate();

if(FileMaker::isError($result)){
  
   $validation_error = $result->getErrors();

   foreach ($validation_error as $err) {
      $field = $err[0];
      echo 'Field Name: ' . $field->getName(). "\n";
      echo 'Error Code: ' . $err[1] . "\n";
      echo 'Value: ' . $err[2] . "\n";
   }
}