Formatting ( text ; styles )

This function applies text formatting using a variable input field.

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Rob Westergaard
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Sample input:

Formatting ( "Hello, world!" ; "Bold+Underline" )

Sample output:

Hello, world! (in bold+underline format)

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

Let ( 
     stylelist = If ( IsEmpty ( styles ) ; "Plain" ; Substitute ( styles ; "¶" ; "+" ) ) ; 

     Evaluate ( "TextStyleAdd ( " & Quote ( GetAsText ( text ) ) & " ; " & stylelist & " )" )

)

The Filemaker 7 function "TextStyleAdd ( text ; styles )" doesn't let you use a field (i.e., a variable) for the styles input; this Formatting function does. You can even use a checkbox-formatted field for the styles input.

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Formatting ( text ; styles )

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