Functions Reference

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.
LeftValues
Format
LeftValues(text;numberOfValues)
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
numberOfValues - any numeric expression or field containing a number
See chapter 4, “Design functions” for information about literal text parameters.
Data type returned
text
Description
Returns a text result containing the specified numberOfValues from the list of values in
text, counting from the left.
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