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Ordinal ( number )

Converts an integer into an ordinal number (1st, 2nd, 3rd).

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// Based on a discussion held on FM Forums. // Contributions by Bob Weaver, LaRetta, and Vaughan Bromfield. // This function returns the number appended with the ordinal text. Let( [ d = Int( GetAsNumber( number ) ) ; n = Mod ( Abs( d ) ; 100 ) ] ; d & Choose ( Min( 4 ; Mod( n ; 10 ) ) * ( ( n < 11 ) or ( n > 13 ) ) ; "th" ; "st" ; "nd" ; "rd" ; "th" ) ) Click to copy

Based on a discussion held on FM Forums.
Contributions by Bob Weaver, LaRetta, and Vaughan Bromfield.

This function returns the number appended with the ordinal text.

Let(

[
d = Int( GetAsNumber( number ) ) ;
n = Mod ( Abs( d ) ; 100 )
] ;

d & Choose ( Min( 4 ; Mod( n ; 10 ) ) * ( ( n < 11 ) or ( n > 13 ) ) ; "th" ; "st" ; "nd" ; "rd" ; "th" )

)

 

Comments

		Simon Jenkins, Llanwrda Mar 20, 2018
Guys - Hi, brilliant script - thank you. However, when I come to export an excel sheet, the export cuts off the ordinal, ie : 1st just appears as 1 in excel, 28th as 28 etc. Am I missing something to allow the ordinal part to be exported to excel? Many thanks

		Vaughan Bromfield Mar 21, 2018
That's Excel modifying the data, nothing to do with FileMaker. To confirm, open the exported data (csv or whatever) in a text editor (NOT Excel).

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