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@escapeTextForFind_v2

Escape Text For Find

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Sample input:

item#42

Sample output:

item\#42

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

// @escapeTextForFind_v2
// param: text
// Char 92 AKA \ is used to escape chars including itself
Substitute ( text ;
[ Char ( 92 ); Char ( 92 ) & Char ( 92 ) ] ;
[ " " ; "\ " ] ;
[ ">" ; "\>" ] ;
[ "<" ; "\<" ] ;
[ "@" ; "\@" ] ;
[ "*" ; "\*" ] ;
[ "#" ; "\#" ] ;
[ "\"" ; Char ( 92 ) & "\"" ]
)

There seem to be at least 8 chars that need escaping when you are searching for text that contains them. There might be more?

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