Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

my ( )

uses the current field. This is especially helpful for Replace operations which you do perform on the actual field.

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Martin Trautmann   Martin Trautmann - Show more from this author
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  Sample input:
my () /* nothing more, just use the function without any parameters */
  Sample output:
/* the contents of the current field, */
/* for a Replace operations across all records */

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

When you use a Substitute function for a Replace within your current set of found records,
you usually have to type this as

Substitute( $YourField, "X", "Y")

With this custom function this simplifies to

Substitute( my ; "X" ; "Y" )

regardless of the field you currently use.

When you use Substitute even more often, extend that with a custom function

s (searchString ; replaceString) =
Substitute ( my ; searchString ; replaceString )

and use that as e.g. s("X"; "Y")


 

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