Functions Reference

Text functions
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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 289
Code
Purpose
Returns the Unicode code points for the characters in the text.
Format
Code(text)
Parameters
text - one or more characters
Data type returned
number
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 10.0
Description
Returns the Unicode code points for the characters in text. If zero characters are in text, returns
an empty string.
If one character is in the text, the function returns the code point for that character. If the text
contains multiple characters, the Unicode code point for each character is returned as a group of
five digits where the code point for the first character is represented by the low five digits, the code
point for the second character in the next higher (to the left) five digits, and so forth.
When converting a composite character such as ä, the function returns the Unicode code point for
the composite character.
The following table shows how navigational characters are reported to a script activated by this trigger:
Key Pressed Is reported as Notes
backspace 8 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for BS (backspace)
tab 9 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for HT (horizontal tab)
shift-tab 9 The shift can be detected using the value returned from the
Get(TriggerModifierKeys) function
enter 10 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for LF (linefeed)
return 13 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for CR (carriage return)
escape 27 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for ESC (escape)
left arrow 28 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for FS (file separator)
up arrow 29 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for GS (group separator)
right arrow 30 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for RS (record
separator)
down arrow 31 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for US (unit separator)
space 32 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for Space
forward delete 127 Corresponds to Unicode/ASCII code for Delete