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LongestValue ( listOfValues )

Returns the longest value in listOfValues.

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Michael Horak - Show more from this author *COMMENT Visual Realisation

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/* LongestValue function Author *COMMENT Visual Realisation Format LongestValue ( listOfValues ) Parameters listOfValues - any text expression or text field Data type returned text Description Returns the longest value in listOfValues. If multiple values share the maximum length, the first one of these is returned. December 7, 2010 */ Let ( [ item1 = GetValue ( listOfValues ; 1 ) ; item2 = GetValue ( listOfValues ; 2 ) ; item = Case ( Length ( item1 ) < Length ( item2 ) ; item2 ; item1 ) ; countValues = ValueCount ( listOfValues ) ] ; Case ( countValues > 2 ; LongestValue ( item & ¶ & RightValues ( listOfValues ; countValues - 2 ) ) ; item ) ) Click to copy

Returns the longest value in listOfValues. If multiple values share the maximum length, the first one of these is returned.

 

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