Functions Reference

10 FileMaker Functions Reference
Average
Format
Average(field{;field...})
Parameter
field - any related field, repeating field, or set of non-repeating fields; or an expression
that returns a field, repeating field, or set of non-repeating fields.
Parameters in curly braces { } are optional.
Data type returned
number
Description
Returns a value that is the average of all valid, non-blank values in field, where field
can be any of the following:
• a repeating field (repeatingField).
• a field in matching related records specified by (table::field), whether or not
these records appear in a portal.
• several non-repeating fields in a record(field1;field2;field3...).
• corresponding repetitions of repeating fields in a record
(repeatingField1;repeatingField2;repeatingField3), if the result is
returned in a repeating field with at least the same number of repeats.
• several fields in the first matching record specified by
(table::field1;table::field2;...). You can include fields from different
tables (table 1::field A;table 2::field B...).