Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

SurnameOnly ( text )

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

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Javier Dura   Javier Dura - Show more from this author
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  Sample input:
SurnameOnly ( "Knight Smith, Michael" )
  Sample output:
Knight Smith

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

Sometimes you have to work with a field that contains names formated like this: "Surname, Name".
This super simple custom function extracts only the surnames (note that in some countries people have more than one surname).
See also the "NameOnly" Custom Function.

 

Comments

Julian Garcia   Julian Garcia, Madrid
Jan 9, 2013
Muy útil, es una buena idea.

Enhorabuena.


Great, very usefull.


Thanks Javier
 
Edward   Edward
Jul 21, 2014
Thanks for example to extract double Surname 'Knight Smith'

How do I extract the first name from example:
Surname, FirstName when the first name is double 'Mary Anne'?
Knight Smith, Mary Anne
 
Javier   Javier, Valencia, Spain
Jul 21, 2014
Hi, Edward.

In order to extract the first name, you should use another custom function called "NameOnly":
http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1496
 

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