Functions Reference

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FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 226
Description
Values are text items separated by carriage returns. A value can be empty, a single character, a
word, a sentence, or a paragraph. When you press Return you start creating a new value. The last
value will be recognized with or without a carriage return.
Each returned value ends with a carriage return, allowing lists to be easily concatenated.
Examples
LeftValues(“Plaid¶Canvas¶Suitcase”;2) returns
Plaid
Canvas
LeftValues(list;1) returns
Sophie
when the text being evaluated contains
Sophie
Bill
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Functions reference (alphabetical list)
LeftWords
Purpose
Returns a text result containing numberOfWords in text, counting from the left.
Format
LeftWords(text;numberOfWords)
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
numberOfWords - any numeric expression or field containing a number
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Examples
LeftWords(“Plaid Canvas Suitcase”;2) returns Plaid Canvas.
LeftWords(Name;1) returns Sophie, when the Name field contains Sophie Tang.