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FormatPhone ( phone )

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Sravan Puttagunta, Mann Consulting
http://www.mann.com

Auto formats all US based phone numbers, along with extensions.

Sample Input:

FormatPhone (3333333333123)
FormatPhone (1-333-333-3333x123)
FormatPhone (333-333-3333 123)
FormatPhone ((333)333-3333 123)
FormatPhone (333-333-3333x123)

Sample Output:

1(333) 333-3333 x123

Let( @NumbersOnly = TextFormatRemove(Filter(phone; "0123456789")); Case( Left(@NumbersOnly;1) = 0; phone; Left(@NumbersOnly;1) = 1 and Length(@NumbersOnly) = 11; "(" & Middle(@NumbersOnly; 2;3) & ") " & Middle(@NumbersOnly; 5;3) & "-" & Right(@NumbersOnly;4); Length(@NumbersOnly) = 10; "(" & Left(@NumbersOnly; 3) & ") " & Middle(@NumbersOnly; 4; 3) & "-" & Right(@NumbersOnly; 4); Length(@NumbersOnly) = 7; "(415) " & Left(@NumbersOnly; 3) & "-" & Right(@NumbersOnly; 4); Length(@NumbersOnly) > 10; "(" & Left(@NumbersOnly; 3) & ") " & Middle(@NumbersOnly; 4; 3) & "-" & Middle(@NumbersOnly; 7; 4) & " x" & Right(@NumbersOnly; Length(@NumbersOnly) - 10); phone ) )
Then copy & paste into FileMaker Advanced's Edit Custom Function window.

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Useful for entering phone numbers

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

This is my Custom Function and I want to edit it

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I can't see what this does that Proper doesn't do.

Jens Rasmussen, København K
July 03, 2009 12:07am

It appears to give you the option to call out the number of "capped" words, where as Proper "caps" them all. Not sure of its actually utility though.

Vince Dolan, St Paul
July 03, 2009 7:24am

Just what we need. Another phone number formatter. What does this make? Eight for North American numbers?

Matt, Northern Vermont
July 09, 2009 4:02am

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