Global Placeholder ( FieldName )

Set Placeholder text globally for an field (requires FMP 14)

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Ryan Thorpe - Show more from this author
Vanguard Research & Title Services, Inc.
http://vgrti.com

Sample input:

Field Comment:
comment goes here {{placeholder}}

Global Placeholder ( Self )

Sample output:

placeholder

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

/* 
2015, Ryan G. Thorpe
Global Placeholder

Format:
	Global Placeholder (FieldName)

Field Comment Format:
	comment text {{placeholder text}}

Note:
	replace "FieldName" with "Self" in Placeholder text edit box

*/

Let (
[
	comment = FieldComment ( Get ( FileName ) ; GetFieldName ( FieldName ) );
	start = Position ( comment ; "{{" ; 1 ; 1 ) + 2;
	end = Position ( comment ; "}}" ; 1 ; 1 );
	length = end-start
];

Middle ( comment ; start ; length ))

Set the placeholder text for a given field in the field's Field Comment area. Can be reused over and over without effort. Globally change the placeholder text from a single location.

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Global Placeholder ( FieldName )

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