bBox_PythonCompile( mode; script )

Parameters:
   mode:
      0 = convert both input and output line endings
      1 = skip conversion of carriage returns (the FileMaker end-of-line marker) to new lines
      8 = keep any previous globals
      9 = skip conversion, keep previous globals
   script: text to be compiled and executed later


Result:
   session reference


Error:
   bBox_LastError ($reference)


Script Step:
   none

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First appeared in: 0.50

Examples in demo file: 30

Compatibility:   Client, macOS, Server, Ubuntu, WebDirect, WPE

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Initializes the Python environment and compiles the script into byte code.

Once compiled, execute the script using one or more calls to bBox_PythonExecute.

When no longer needed, purge environment by calling bBox_PythonFinalize.

If the mode 8 flag is not set, and if there is a previously created Python environment that has not been Finalized, it will still be released, but an error may be set.

If running PSOS or as a script schedule, always check if another PSOS session is still running.

Be sure to check the current installation requirements before attempting to use.

In addition to what's in the bBox Plug-in Demo file, see the bzPython module at https://beezwax.net/bzmodules/bzpython-fm for addtional examples of FileMaker-Python integration.