Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

Fibonacci ( Seed1 ; Seed2 ; Iterations )

Returns a Fibonacci series

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Geoff Wells   Geoff Wells
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  Sample input:
Fibonacci ( 17; 84; 7 )
  Sample output:
101
185
286
471
757
1228
1985

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

The Fibonacci Series takes two numbers and adds them together to create a third number. This number is then added to the second to get a forth. The forth is added to the third to get a fifth - and so on. This "Golden Ratio" occurs throughout nature and has many practical applications. Start at -
http://library.thinkquest.org/27890/mainIndex.html if you are interested in more information.

 

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