Category: Text
Syntax: GetValue ( listOfValues; valueNumber ) |
Parameters:
listOfValuesA list of carriage returndelimited values.
valueNumberThe value to return from the list.
Data type returned: Text
Description:
Returns from a list of carriage returndelimited values a single value. Value lists in FileMaker are comprised of any line of data followed by a pilcrow or paragraph return character (¶). You can treat value lists as simple arrays and extract lines as needed using GetValue().
Examples:
Function | Results |
---|---|
GetValue("Red¶Green¶Light Green";2) | Returns Green. |
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