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StateConvert ( postal ; type )

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Marc Wood, studentpress.org
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Convert US/Canadian states/provinces to full name, abbreviation or country

Sample Input:

StateConvert ( "WY" , "Abbrev" )

Sample Output:

Wyo.

Let ( typeNo = Case ( type = "Abbrev" ; 1 ; type = "Full" ; 2 ; type = "Country" ; 3 ; 0 ) ; Case ( postal = "AL" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ala." ; "Alabama" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "AK" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Alaska" ; "Alaska" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "AZ" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ariz." ; "Arizona" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "AR" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ark." ; "Arkansas" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "CA" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Calif." ; "California" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "CO" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Colo." ; "Colorado" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "CT" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Conn." ; "Connecticut" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "DE" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Del." ; "Delaware" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "DC" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "D.C." ; "District of Columbia" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "FL" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Fla." ; "Florida" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "GA" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ga." ; "Georgia" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "HI" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Hawaii" ; "Hawaii" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "ID" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Idaho" ; "Idaho" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "IL" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ill." ; "Illinois" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "IN" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ind." ; "Indiana" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "IA" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Iowa" ; "Iowa" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "KS" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Kan." ; "Kansas" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "KY" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ky." ; "Kentucky" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "LA" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "La." ; "Louisiana" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "ME" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Maine" ; "Maine" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "MD" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Md." ; "Maryland" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "MA" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Mass." ; "Massachusetts" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "MI" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Mich." ; "Michigan" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "MN" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Minn." ; "Minnesota" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "MS" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Miss." ; "Mississippi" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "MO" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Mo." ; "Missouri" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "MT" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Mont." ; "Montana" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "NE" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Neb." ; "Nebraska" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "NV" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Nev." ; "Nevada" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "NH" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.H." ; "New Hampshire" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "NJ" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.J." ; "New Jersey" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "NM" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.M" ; "New Mexico" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "NY" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.Y." ; "New York" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "NC" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.C." ; "North Carolina" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "ND" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.D." ; "North Dakota" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "OH" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ohio" ; "Ohio" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "OK" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Okla." ; "Oklahoma" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "OR" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ore." ; "Oregon" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "PA" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Pa." ; "Pennsylvania" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "RI" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "R.I." ; "Rhode Island" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "SC" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "S.C." ; "South Carolina" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "SD" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "S.D." ; "South Dakota" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "TN" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Tenn." ; "Tennessee" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "TX" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Texas" ; "Texas" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "UT" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Utah" ; "Utah" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "VT" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Vt." ; "Vermont" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "VA" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Va." ; "Virginia" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "WA" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Wash." ; "Washington" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "WV" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "W.V." ; "West Virginia" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "WI" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Wis." ; "Wisconsin" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "WY" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Wyo." ; "Wyoming" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "AE" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "AE" ; "Armed Forces-Europe" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "AP" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "AP" ; "Armed Forces-Pacific" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "PR" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Puerto Rico" ; "Puerto Rico" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "GU" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Guam" ; "Guam" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "AS" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Am. Samoa" ; "American Samoa" ; "USA" ) ; postal = "AB" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Alberta" ; "Alberta" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "BC" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "B.C." ; "British Columbia" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "MB" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Man." ; "Manitoba" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "NB" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.B." ; "New Brunswick" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "NL" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Newfoundland" ; "Newfoundland" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "NS" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.S." ; "Nova Scotia" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "NT" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "N.T." ; "Northwest Territories" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "ON" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Ont." ; "Ontario" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "PE" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "P.E.I." ; "Prince Edward Island" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "QC" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Quebec" ; "Quebec" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "SK" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Sask." ; "Saskatchewan" ; "Canada" ) ; postal = "YT" ; Choose ( typeNo ; postal ; "Yukon Territories" ; "Yukon Territories" ; "Canada" ) ; ) )
Then copy & paste into FileMaker Advanced's Edit Custom Function window.

if you have myFMbutler's Clip Manager installed

Description:

This function converts any two-letter US or Canadian postal code for states/provinces to one of three formats based on the type parameter:

"Abbrev" : Associated Press-style abbreviations
example: StateConvert ( "WY" , "Abbrev" ) = Wyo.

"Full" : Full state/province name
example: StateConvert ( "IA" , "Full" ) = Iowa

"Country" : The country in which the state/province is located
example: StateConvert ( "ON" , "Country" ) = Canada

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