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FirstValidRepValue

Returns the first valid value from a list of values in a repeating field

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Sample input:

R1+0, R2=0, R3=1, R4=2

Sample output:

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

GetValue ( List ( RepeatingField ) ; 1 )

If you have values in a repeating field and you need to get the first valid value but ignore any empty repetitions, the GetValue function can do this, FirstValidValue wraps this into a custom function.

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