MEMOLEN String Function

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

LEN String Function

Use the MEMOLEN string function instead of the LEN function for memo fields. Use the FIELDLEN string function with the LEN function to return the remaining number of characters that can be entered in a text-type data entry field. Use: Returns the number of characters in a string Syntax: {LEN( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated Returns: The number of characters in the given string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen{LEN( {template_name_.txt_field} )} Result: 7 Parent topic: Functions See also MEMOLEN String Function FIELDLEN String Function

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

FIELDLEN String Function

Use: Returns the remaining number of characters that can be entered in a text- or memo-type data entry field Syntax: {FIELDLEN( «field» )} For a text-type field, you must use this function with the LEN function: {FIELDLEN( «field» )} - {LEN( «string» )} For a memo-type field, you must use this function with the MEMOLEN function: {FIELDLEN( «field» )} - {MEMOLEN( «string» )} Arguments: «field» Field to be evaluated Returns: The number of characters that are available after an entry has been made in the field Example 1: Text field = template_name_.txt_fieldText field length = 100Alert trigger/Assign Field Value = { FIELDLEN ( {template_name_.txt_field ) } - {LEN ( {template_name_.txt_field } ) }Characters entered in field at run time in NextGen® Enterprise EHR = 7 Result: Alert message displays 93 Example 2: Memo field = template_name_.memo_fieldMemo field default length = 10,000Alert trigger/Assign Field Value = { FIELDLEN ( {template_name_.memo_field ) } - {MEMOLEN ( {template_name_.me

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

MEMOLEN String Function

Use the FIELDLEN string function with the MEMOLEN function to return the remaining number of characters that can be entered in a memo-type data entry field. Syntax: {MEMOLEN( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated Returns: The number of characters in the given string Example: Field = txt_memo{template_name_.txt_memo} = 25 characters{MEMOLEN( {template_name_.txt_memo} )} Result: 25 Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

LEFT String Function

Use: Extracts the specified leftmost characters in a character string Syntax: {LEFT( «string» , «num» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated«num» Number of characters from the left to return Returns: The specified number of characters on the left in the character string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = Nextgen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC{LEFT( {template_name_.txt_field},7 )} Result: Nextgen Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8

LEN String Function

Use the MEMOLEN string function instead of the LEN function for memo fields. Use the FIELDLEN string function with the LEN function to return the remaining number of characters that can be entered in a text-type data entry field. Use: Returns the number of characters in a string Syntax: {LEN( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated Returns: The number of characters in the given string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen{LEN( {template_name_.txt_field} )} Result: 7 Parent topic: Functions

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

ISEMPTY String Function

Use: Checks if a string in a data entry or note field is empty Syntax: {ISEMPTY( «string» )} {ISEMPTY( «string» )}=0 (can also be used to check for field that contains values; do not use =1) Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated Returns: 1 = True (empty) 0 = False (not empty) Example: {template_name_.memo_field} = contains text{ISEMPTY( template_name_.memo_field) }= 0 -Or- {ISEMPTY( template_name_.memo_field) } Result: 0 Example: {template_name_.note_field} = blank{ISEMPTY( template_name_.note_field) } Result: 1 Example: {template_name_.text_field} = contains text{ISEMPTY( template_name_.note_field) } Result: 0 Parent topic: Functions

Syntax:	`{MEMOLEN( «string» )}`
Arguments:	`«string» Character string to be evaluated`
Returns:	The number of characters in the given string
Example:	`Field = txt_memo {template_name_.txt_memo} = 25 characters {MEMOLEN( {template_name_.txt_memo} )}` Result: 25

MEMOLEN String Function

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