Software Venture Consulting
ToMarket

FileMaker Pro downloads & Resources
FileMaker Custom Functions
FileMaker Web Viewer Examples
FileMaker Pro & Lasso Consulting
Training
FileMaker Books
FileMaker Articles
FileMaker Error Reference

Free Web Tools
Free FileMaker Tools

Personal Pages
Videos
Adventures
Links

Shopping Cart
Shopping Cart

Search:

Free Newsletter
Signup


Brian Dunning
Contact me | vCard


Brian on CNN
Brian on CNN


Brian on CBS Radio


Privacy Policy



FileMaker is a registered trademark of FileMaker, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

 FileMaker Pro Custom Functions

Search  |  List  |  Show Random  |  Upload  |  Add This to Your Site

Accordion( NumberedList; selectedGroup; showNumbers )

Bruce Robertson, Concise Design
http://concise-design.com

Given a numbered list and a selected group number, collapse all items in unselected group.

Sample Input:
Let( thisList = "1.0 Vegetables¶1.1 Peas¶1.2 Brocolli¶1.3 Brussel Sprouts¶2.0 Fruits¶2.1 Apple¶2.1 Pear¶2.2 Peach";
Accordion( thisList; 2; "")
Sample Output:
Vegetables
Fruits
Apple
Pear
Peach


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

if you have myFMbutler's Clip Manager installed

Description:

Given a numbered list n.0, n.1, etc and a selected group,
collapse all items in unselected group.
You may pass group number or value of item 0 of selected group

1.0 Vegetables
1.1 Peas
1.2 Brocolli
1.3 Brussel Sprouts
2.0 Fruits
2.1 Apple
2.1 Pear
2.2 Peach

example:
Let( thisList = "1.0 Vegetables¶1.1 Peas¶1.2 Brocolli¶1.3 Brussel Sprouts¶2.0 Fruits¶2.1 Apple¶2.1 Pear¶2.2 Peach";
Accordion( thisList; 2; "")
result:

Vegetables
Fruits
Apple
Pear
Peach

Example file:
http://concise-design.com/downloads/accordion.zip

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

This is my Custom Function and I want to edit it

digg this page | del.icio.us this page

Custom Functions Widget
Download the Custom Function Dashboard Widget for OS X
Keep all the latest Custom Functions right at your fingertips!

Newest Custom Functions:

1. StateConvert ( postal ; type )
  (Wed, Nov 26, 9:31am)
2. ƒilter ( text ; AZazƒ09etc )
  (Sat, Nov 22, 7:27pm)
3. Filter_Stopwords ( Text )
  (Wed, Nov 12, 3:37pm)

RSS Feed of Custom Functions

Quick Poll...
Are you mainly Mac
or mainly Windows?
 • Mac
 • Windows
View the answers

ZipCodes FM

Find the closest locations by zip code using FileMaker. Click here.

Custom Function Authors:
Link to all of your own custom functions on this site with the following URL:
http://www.briandunning.com/filemaker-custom-functions/results.php?author=Your Name Here