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Name ( param ; param ) shipByDate ( startDate ; numberOfDays ; satu

Tells you the date you need to ship a package by in order to arrive at a desired date. Accounts for non-working days.

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

//name: shipByDate //purpose: returns the day you need to ship by in order for your package to arrive by the date provided //params: //startDate: (the initial date) //numberOfDays: (how many WORKING days after the start date) //saturday: if saturday = "y" then saturday IS a working day, otherwise not. Let(v=If(saturday="y"; "2,3,4,5,6,7";"2,3,4,5,6") ; If(Filter ( DayOfWeek(startDate-1) ; v ); If(numberOfDays -1=0;startDate-1; shipByDate(startDate-1;numberOfDays-1;saturday)); shipByDate(startDate-1;numberOfDays;saturday ) )) Click to copy

Tells you the date you need to ship something by in order for it to arrive by any date you provide while accounting for working days. Allows for designation of whether or not Saturday is a working day or not.

 

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		HazMatt, Blaine, MN Jan 12, 2015
I tried using this CF and if I plug in the sample data: 1/20/2007; 10; "y" I get this error message: "Sorry, there is not enough memory to complete this operation."

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