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fnPhone(text)

Timothy Trimble, Data Design Labs
http://www.DataDesignLabs.com

Phone Number Formatting

Sample Input:

fnPhone("14255551212x55")

Sample Output:

1+(425)555-1212 x55

// fnPhone(text) // depending on phone # length, will format accordingly // Timothy Trimble, www.timothytrimble.info Let (pnum = Substitute( text; [ " "; "" ]; [ "("; ""]; [ ")"; ""]; [ "-"; ""]; [ "."; ""]; [ "x"; ""] ) ; Case (Length(pnum) = 7 ; Left(pnum;3) & "-" & Right(pnum;4) ; Length(pnum) = 10 ; "(" & Left(pnum;3) & ")" & Middle(pnum; 4;3) & "-" & Right(pnum;4) ; (Length(pnum) = 11 and Left(pnum;1) = "1") ; "1+(" & Middle(pnum;2;3) & ")" & Middle(pnum;5;3) & "-" & Right(pnum;4) ; (Length(pnum) > 11 and Left(pnum;1) = "1") ; "1+(" & Middle(pnum;2;3) & ")" & Middle(pnum;5;3) & "-" & Middle(pnum;8;4) & " x" & Right(pnum;(Length(pnum)-11)) ; Length(pnum) > 10; "(" & Left(pnum;3) & ")" & Middle(pnum;4;3) & "-" & Middle(pnum;7;4) & " x" & Right(pnum;(Length(pnum)-10)) ; pnum ) )
Then copy & paste into FileMaker Advanced's Edit Custom Function window.

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Description:

Determines the correct structure of a US phone number based on length and if the number starts with a 1.

Will support numbers with structure of :
1 888 555 1212 x943
555 1212
888 555 1212
1 888 555 1212

Anything over 11 chars, with a 1 prefix, will suffix the rest as an extension.
Or, anything over 10 chars, wo a 1 prefix, will suffix the rest as an extension.
Anything less than 7 characters will not get any formatting.

Formatting is structured as:
n+(nnn)nnn-nnnn xnnn

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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