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tab

inserts a tab character into a text calculation

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  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/* © 2009 Bill Ellemor, Keywords, Melbourne, Australia Custom Function Name: tab Custom Function purpose: insert a tab character into a text calculation Custom Function Definition: */ " " //a tab character has been copied and pasted between the quotes above; this is the actual custom function// //an annoying feature in FileMaker is that (1) the only way to insert a tab character into formatted text is by cut and paste (or a Char number); and (2) there is no visible cue as to the presence of such a character, other than the resulting format of the text.// Click to copy

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Comments

		ct, NH Aug 13, 2013
ctrl+tab will insert a tab character in a calculation field.

		Wilhelm Werner Aug 14, 2013
"Bill"&char(9)&"Ellemor" will do the job as well.

		Gary, GC Consulting Sep 30, 2014
I have myFMbutler's Clip Manager installed, but I do not know where the Clip Manager is located.

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