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Astrological_Sign(date)

John Pollard, Generic Human Studies
http://www.selfparenting.com

Determines a person's astrological sign based on their birthdate

Sample Input:

Astro_sign( 12/6/1950 )

Sample Output:

Sagittarius

Case( (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 3 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 21) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 4 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 19), "Aries", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 4 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 20) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 5 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 20), "Taurus", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 5 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 21) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 6 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 20), "Gemini", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 6 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 21) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 7 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 22), "Cancer", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 7 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 23) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 8 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 22), "Leo", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 8 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 23) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 9 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 22), "Virgo", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 9 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 23) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 10 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 22), "Libra", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 10 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 23) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 11 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 21), "Scorpio", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 11 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 22) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 12 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 21), "Sagittarius", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 12 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 22) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 1 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 19), "Capricorn", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 1 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 20) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 2 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 18), "Aquarius", (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 2 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) >= 19) or (Month(a6_person_birth_date) = 3 and Day(a6_person_birth_date) <= 20), "Pisces", "Need Birthday")
Then copy & paste into FileMaker Advanced's Edit Custom Function window.

if you have myFMbutler's Clip Manager installed

Description:

Increase your techno-sexual quotient with this handy function for your PEOPLE database. I use this as a calculation field in FM 6. Not sure if this is official 7 linguistics or not but it works and people like it when you know their sign without any effort.

Note: these functions are not guaranteed or supported by BrianDunning.com. Please contact the individual developer with any questions or problems.

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