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FlipDigits ( value )

flips decimal digits for textual sort purposes

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Theo Ros - Show more from this author

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/*------------------------------------------------------- Flips all decimal numbers in a Number or Text 9's will become 0's, 8's will become 1's etc. You can use this for negative numbers when sorting a list or portal holding numeric values and when using a textual sort. Syntax: FlipDigitsr ( value ) Return type: Text FlipDigits ( 1234567890 ) --> "8765432109" Author - Theo Ros ----------------------------------------------------------*/ Let ( sNumber = Filter ( GetAsText ( value ) ; "0123456789" ) ; Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( sNumber ; "9" ; "A" ) ; "8" ; "B" ) ; "7"; "C" ) ; "6" ; "D" ) ; "5" ; "E" ) ; "4" ; "5" ) ; "3"; "6" ) ; "2" ; "7" ) ; "1" ; "8" ) ; "0" ; "9" ) ; "A"; "0" ) ; "B" ; "1" ) ; "C" ; "2" ) ; "D" ; "3" ) ; "E" ; "4" ) ) Click to copy

Flips all decimal numbers in a Number or Text
9's will become 0's, 8's will become 1's etc.
You can use this for negative numbers when
sorting a list or portal holding numeric values
and when using a textual sort.

Syntax: FlipDigitsr ( value )
Return type: Text

 

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