Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

unique_combinations_counter_rec ( number_values )

Same as "unique_combinations_counter (number_values)"; but recursive. This function calculates the number of unique combinations of n values (WARNING 212 Values Max)

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  Sample input:
unique_combinations_counter_rec(4)
unique_combinations_counter_rec(50)
  Sample output:
15
1125899906842623

  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Same as "unique_combinations_counter (number_values)"; but recursive.
This function calculates the number of unique combinations of n values (WARNING 212 Values Max)
ex :
list = "a¶b¶c¶d" ----> 4 values
combinations = "a¶b¶c¶d¶ab¶ac¶ad¶bc¶bd¶cd¶abc¶abd¶acd¶bcd¶abcd"
---> 15 unique values (without aa, abc=bca=cab=acb...)

 

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