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c_AlternateValues ( theList ; oddOrEven )

Extracts the Odd or Even Values from a List

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Sample input:

c_AlternateValues ( "Olive Oil¶Diced Tomato¶Onion¶Lentils¶Chicken¶Cream" ; 1 )

Sample output:

Olive Oil
Onion
Chicken

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

/*

oddOrEven should be 1 for odd, 0 for even

*/

If ( oddOrEven ; 
  GetValue ( theList ; 1 ) & "¶" ; 
  ""
)
&
If ( ValueCount ( theList ) ≠ 0 ; 
  c_AlternateValues ( RightValues ( theList ; ValueCount ( theList ) -1 ) ; not oddOrEven )
  ; "" 
)

Used for splitting 1 list into 2 columns for displaying on a layout. Could be adapted to split into additional columns

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