Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

Unformat ( text )

Removes all text formatting (simple solution)

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  Sample input:
AnyText (formatted with style, size, color, or particular font)
  Sample output:
AnyText (with no style, size, color, or font formatting)

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

This is the simplest way to remove all formatting from a text field in Filemaker 7. Simply set the field value to Unformat (text) via a script or an auto-enter calculation.

 

Comments

robert croteau   robert croteau, montréal canada
May 15, 2009
removing formatting saves incredible space when printing
thanks so much for the free service !
it wasn't easy to find your service
 
lindsay cannon   lindsay cannon, harvard
May 30, 2009
thanks
 

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