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Get_IndexAndCount ( TableName ; FieldName ; RecordSeparator )

Uses SQL to return List of counts & unique values on a field

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

Let ( [ $Sql = "SELECT COUNT(" & Quote(FieldName) & ") AS FieldCount, " & Quote(FieldName) & "FROM " & Quote(TableName) & " GROUP BY " & Quote(FieldName) ] ; ExecuteSQL ($Sql; " " ; RecordSeparator ) ) Click to copy

PURPOSE: Determine count & unique values for a field
Uses SQL query, so is quite fast

Result Format:
COUNT VALUE
If you use ¶ as the RecordSeparator, this creates a value list

 

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