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FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 225
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
numberOfCharacters - any numeric expression or field containing a number
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Examples
Left(“Manufacturing”;4) returns Manu.
Left(Name;Position(Name;“ “;1;1)) returns Sophie, when the Name field contains Sophie
Tang.
Left(PostalCode;3) & Upper(Left(LastName;4)) returns 481JOHN when the
PostalCode field contains 48187 and LastName contains Johnson.
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Functions reference (alphabetical list)
LeftValues
Purpose
Returns a text result containing numberOfValues from the list of values in text, counting from the
left.
Format
LeftValues(text;numberOfValues)
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
numberOfValues - any numeric expression or field containing a number
Important See Design functions for information about literal text parameters.
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0