SmartQuotes ( text )

Changes quotes in smart quotes

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Daniele Raybaudi - Show more from this author
ACI
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Sample input:

SmartQuotes ( Quote ( "ab" ) )

SmartQuotes ( field with quotes )

Sample output:

“ab”

field with smart quotes

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/*
SmartQuotes Custom Function
Type: Recursive
Author: Daniele Raybaudi
Format: SmartQuotes ( text )
Result: text
Changes quotes in smart quotes.
07/26/2012
*/

Let([
pos = Position ( text ; Char ( 34 ) ; 1 ; 1 )  ;
$cfSmartQuotes = $cfSmartQuotes + 1  ;
result = If ( pos ; Replace ( text ; pos ; 1 ; If ( Mod ( $cfSmartQuotes ; 2 ) ; Char ( 8220 ) ; Char ( 8221 ) ) ) )
];
Case(
pos ; SmartQuotes ( result  ) ;
text & Let ( $cfSmartQuotes = "" ; "" )
)
)

Changes quotes in smart quotes

Comments

		comment, VR Jul 26, 2012
Hi Danielle, How will this function handle a text like: Google's new 7" tablet is named "Nexus".

		Daniele Raybaudi, ACI Jul 26, 2012
Hi Michelle, Exactly the same as it would if it were active the homonymous option of "Text Handling".

		Daniele Raybaudi, ACI Jul 27, 2012
... well, not really exactly the same. I'll work on it.

		comment, VR Jul 27, 2012
Oops, sorry about the name.

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SmartQuotes ( text )

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