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WordBeginsWith ( Text )

Creates a multikey field containing all the increments of the beginning of each word of the supplied text.

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Case ( WordCount ( Text ) > 1 ; WordBeginsWith ( LeftWords ( Text ; WordCount ( Text ) - 1 ) ) & "¶" & FieldBeginsWith ( RightWords ( Text ; 1 ) ) & "¶" ; FieldBeginsWith ( RightWords ( Text ; 1 ) ) & "¶" ) Click to copy

Creates a multikey field containing all the increments of the beginning of each word of the supplied text. This is useful for such cases as creating a multikey field for type-ahead (clairvoyance) applications.

 

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