WrapText ( input ; output ; width )

Wrap text to specified line width (characters)

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Sample input:

WrapText("Below are content navigation systems to help you browse the encyclopedia."; ""; 30)

Sample output:

"Below are content navigation ¶systems to help you browse ¶the encyclopedia."

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

If(IsEmpty(input);
	output;
	Let(
		[
			breaks = " ,;-/.";
			line = GetValue(input; 1);
			s = Length(line);
			x = If(s ≤ width; s; width);
			a = Left(line; x);
			y = LastIndexOf(a; breaks);
			x = If(x ≠ s and y>0; y; x);
			a = Left(line; x);
			b = Right(input; Length(input)-x);
			c = If(a=" ";
				output;
				If(not IsEmpty(output); output & ¶ & a; a)
			)
		];
		WrapText(b; c; width)
	)
)

Wrap text to specified line width (characters), needs LastIndexOf function.

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WrapText ( input ; output ; width )

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