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FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 176
If(State =”CA”;Subtotal * CA Tax Rate;0) returns the tax if the purchaser is a resident
of California; otherwise returns 0.
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IsEmpty
Purpose
Returns True(1) if field is empty, if a related field, related table, relationship, or file is missing, or if
some other error occurs; otherwise, returns False(0).
Format
IsEmpty(field)
Parameters
field - any field name, text expression, or numeric expression
Data type returned
number
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Examples
IsEmpty(OrderNum) returns 1 if the OrderNum field is empty.
If(IsEmpty(LastName);“Invalid record”;““) displays Invalid Record if the LastName
field is blank, but displays nothing if there is an entry in LastName.
IsEmpty(Payments::DatePaid) returns 1 if, for example, the Payments table has been moved
or renamed.
IsEmpty(“text”) returns 0.
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IsValid
Purpose
Returns 0 (False) if the data is invalid and 1 (True) if the data is valid.