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Portal_Filter_Char ( Char_Source ; Char_Number ; Char_Prefixe )

Joel Englander, Joel Englander
http://www.asymptotes.com

Portal Filter Recursive

Sample Input:
Let ( [
word = MiddleWords ( Word_Source ; Word_Number ; 1 ) ;
key = If ( Word_Number > 1 ; Portal_Filter_Word ( Word_Source ; Word_Number - 1 ; Word_Prefixe ) ; "" )
& Portal_Filter_Char ( word ; Length ( word ) ; Word_Prefixe )
] ;
key
)
Sample Output:

f1-J
f1-Je
f1-Jea
f1-Jean
f1-d
f1-de
f1-L
f1-La
f1-T
f1-To
f1-Tou
f1-Tour
f1-C
f1-Ci
f1-Cie
f1-Cies
f2-9
f2-95
f2-r
f2-ru
f2-rue
f2-d
f2-de
f2-des
f2-g
f2-gr
f2-gra
f2-gran
f2-grand
f2-grands
f2-c
f2-ch
f2-cha
f2-cham
f2-champ
f2-champs
f3-7
f3-75
f3-750
f3-7502
f3-75020
f4-P
f4-Pa
f4-Par
f4-Pari
f4-Paris
f5-F
f5-Fr
f5-Fra
f5-Fran
f5-Franc
f5-France
dummy_value


 Then copy & paste into FileMaker Advanced's Edit Custom Function window.

if you have myFMbutler's Clip Manager installed

Description:

It is used by Portal_Filter_Word

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