ShowValue ( text; altText )
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Chad Sager, IT Solutions Consulting, Inc.
http://www.itsolutions-inc.com/Filemaker
Attempts to show a value, if it's empty, shows an alternate value
Sample Input:
| ShowValue ( Student::LastName ; "No Last Name" ) |
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Sample Output:
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Description:
PURPOSE: to show a value if it exists and if not, use an alternate.
PARAMETERS:
text - the text you want to display
altText - an alternate text to show if the primary text is empty
IMPORTANT NOTES: remember if you want any or all the parameters to be empty, just use "" (double quotes)
EXAMPLES:
ShowValue ( Student::LastName ; "No Last Name" )
Will return an "No Last Name" When last name is Empty
ShowValue ( Student::LastName ; "No Last Name" )
Will return an "Smith" When last name is "Smith"
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