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NameOnly ( text )

Extracts the name from the tipical "Surname, Name" field.

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Javier Dura - Show more from this author Afterdata http://www.afterdata.es

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Sometimes you have to work with a field that contains names formated like this: "Surname, Name".
This super simple custom function extracts only the name.
See also the "SurnameOnly" Custom Function.

 

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