Functions Reference

Text functions
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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 334
ValueCount
Purpose
Returns a count of the total number of values in specified text.
Format
ValueCount(text)
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
Important See Design functions for information about literal text parameters.
Data type returned
number
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description
Values are text items separated by carriage returns. You can place several items together to create
a carriage-return-delimited list of values. 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 trailing carriage return.
Note If the last character in text is a carriage return, ValueCount does not recognize that carriage
return as a value.
When the text parameter is a literal string as in the example below, you must insert a literal
carriage return character between each item in the list. In the Specify Calculation dialog box, click
the ¶ button to insert a literal carriage return character.
Examples
ValueCount(“Item 1¶Item 2¶Item 3”) returns 3.
ValueCount(ValueListItems(“Employees”;“Employee Names”)) returns the total
number of values in the Employee Names value list in the Employees
database file.