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maxListValue ( ~list )

Returns the maximum value from a list

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/* FileMaker Custom Function: maxListValue Parameters: ~list ======================== Returns the maximum value from a list Sample input: (1¶2¶3) Sample output: 3 Benedick Miller ben@benlight.net 2023 */ While ( [ ~r = GetValue( ~list ; 1 ) ; ~x = ValueCount ( ~list ) ; ~i = 0 ]; ~x > ~i ;[ ~i = ~i + 1 ; ~v = GetValue ( ~list ; ~i ); ~r = If ( ~v > ~r ; ~v ; ~r ) ]; ~r ) Click to copy

Returns the maximum value from a filemaker value list.
Uses the While() function FileMaker Minimum version 18 required.

 

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		Benedick Miller Jan 3, 2024
Please see Tim Andersons helpful comment on the Min function in the comments for the minListValue cf here

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