SummariseValues ( values ; separator )
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Vaughan Bromfield, Vaughan Bromfield Design
mailto:vbromfield@optusnet.com.au
Summarises the values in a paragraph delimited list. The format of the output is value & separator & count¶ with a paragraph after the last value.
Sample Input:
| SummariseValues ( "a¶b¶c¶a¶c" ; "=" ) |
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Sample Output:
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Description:
SummariseValues( values ; separator )
by Vaughan Bromfield
Summarises the values in a paragraph delimited list. The format of the output is: value & separator & count¶ with a paragraph after the last value.
Uses the Trim4() custom function.
Let(
[
allvalues = Trim4( Lower( values ) ) ;
firstvalue = Trim4( GetValue( allvalues ; 1 ) ) ;
firstcount = PatternCount( "¶" & Substitute( allvalues ; "¶" ; "¶¶" ) & "¶" ; "¶" & firstvalue & "¶" ) ;
newvalues = Trim4( Substitute( "¶" & Substitute( allvalues ; "¶" ; "¶¶" ) & "¶" ; [ "¶" & firstvalue & "¶" ; "" ] ; [ "¶¶" ; "¶" ] ) )
] ;
Case(
IsEmpty( allvalues ) ; "" ;
firstvalue & separator & firstcount & "¶" & SummariseValues( newvalues ; separator )
)
)
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The function converts the list to lowercase.
Vaughan Bromfield, Sydney, Australia
November 11, 2010 8:53pm