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GetFoundSet ( FieldName )

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Howard Schlossberg, FM Professional Solutions
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Gets a field's value across either the current found set or related records

Sample Input:

GetFoundSet ( "FirstName" )

GetFoundSet ( "LineItems::ItemName" )

Sample Output:

Peter¶Paul¶Mary

Chair¶Table¶Pencil¶Paper

/* GetFoundSet ( FieldName ) NOTES: 1) Fieldname MUST be in quotes 2) For related fields, use entire field path (i.e. "TO::fieldname") 3) For local fields (current found set), use field name only (i.e. "fieldname") Author: Howard Schlossberg, FM Professional Solutions */ Case ( IsEmpty ( $$RecCount ) ; Let ([ $$RecCount = 1; $$TotalCount = Case(PatternCount(fieldname; "::"); Count(Evaluate(fieldname)); Get(FoundCount)); result = GetNthRecord ( Evaluate(fieldname) ; $$RecCount )]; Result & "¶" & GetFoundSet(FieldName)) ; $$RecCount >= $$TotalCount ; Let ( $$RecCount = "" ; "") ; Let ( [ $$RecCount = $$RecCount + 1; result = GetNthRecord ( Evaluate(fieldname) ; $$RecCount ) ]; Result & "¶" & GetFoundSet(FieldName) ) )
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Description:

Gets a field's value across either the current found set or related records. This was written when custom functions first became available, before the List() function was added to FileMaker. The remaining value of this function, though, is its ability to work across the local found set.

NOTES:
1) Fieldname MUST be in quotes
2) For related fields, use entire field path (i.e. "TO::fieldname")
3) For local fields (current found set), use field name only (i.e. "fieldname")

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

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Nice function, thanks for adding this

Yannick Van den Eijnden, Antwerp
July 29, 2010 6:00am

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