Array.Create ( columnNames ; rowNames ; nullValue ; delimiter )

Creates an empty text array for use with other array.xxx functions found on this site.

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Sample input:

Array.Create ( "A¶B¶C¶D" ; "1/1/2014¶2/1/2014¶3/1/2014" ; "0" ; "§" )

Sample output:

§A§B§C§D¶1/1/2014§0§0§0§0¶2/1/2014§0§0§0§0¶3/1/2014§0§0§0§0

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

/*
 Array.Create ( columnNames ; rowNames ; nullValue ; delimiter )

Example:

Array.Create ( "A¶B¶C¶D" ; "1/1/2014¶2/1/2014¶3/1/2014" ; "0" ; "§" )

"§A§B§C§D¶1/1/2014§0§0§0§0¶2/1/2014§0§0§0§0¶3/1/2014§0§0§0§0"

*/

Let(
	[
		colCount = ValueCount( columnNames );
		rowCount = ValueCount( rowNames );
		rowSlug = Substitute ( 10^colCount- 1 ; "9" ; delimiter & nullValue )
	];
	List(
		delimiter & Substitute( columnNames ; ¶ ; delimiter );
		Substitute ( rowNames ; ¶ ; rowSlug & ¶ ) & rowSlug
	)
)

The function will create a pre-populated text array, given a list of column names and row names, as well as the delimiter and null value you want used.

The column and row names should be supplied as a list of values with the last value being terminated with ¶.

This is revised function, without recursion.

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Array.Create ( columnNames ; rowNames ; nullValue ; delimiter )

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