COMPNOCASE String Function

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NOTEQUAL Function

Use: Compares multiple fields or variables to a specified value to determine if all of their values are not equal. This function uses AND logic where each value being compared must not equal the source value in order to return a no equal value for the group. You can compare values with or without regard to case (case sensitive or case insensitive). For example, in a case-insensitive comparison, abc is the same as ABC or aBc. Note: The EQUAL function compares multiple fields or variables to a specified field or variable to determine if they are equal. Syntax: {NOTEQUAL( «no case» , «compare_to» , «value1» , «value2»,,,, )} Arguments: «no case» 1 = case insensitive 0 = case sensitive«compare_to» Field to compare other values to«value1» Field to be compared «value2»,,,, (to «valuen») Each additional field to be compared Returns: 1 = Not equal 0 = Equal Example 1: Case insensitiveFields: txt_field = Testtxt_other_field1 = texttxt_other_field2 = Tests{NOTEQUAL( 1 , {template_name_.txt_field

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ORNOTEQUAL Function

Use: Compares multiple fields or variables to a specified value to determine if any of their values are not equal. This function uses OR logic where any value being compared may not equal the source value in order to return an equal value for the group. You can compare values with or without regard to case (case sensitive or case insensitive). For example, in a case-insensitive comparison, abc is the same as ABC or aBc. Note: The OREQUAL function compares multiple fields or variables to a specified field or variable to determine if any are equal. Syntax: {ORNOTEQUAL( «no case» , «compare_to» , «value1» , «value2»,,,, )} Arguments: «no case» 1 = case insensitive 0 = case sensitive«compare_to» Field to compare other values to«value1» Field to be compared You can type "PICK: to display the Picklist window for selecting a picklist to determine if any of its values is not equal to the source value. «value2»,,,, (to «valuen») Each additional field to be compared Returns: 1 = Not equal 0 = Eq

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UCASE String Function

Use: Converts a character string from lowercase to uppercase Syntax: {UCASE( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to convert to uppercase Returns: A string in uppercase characters Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = lower case{UCASE( {template_name_.txt_field} )} Result: LOWER CASE Parent topic: Functions

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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

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EQUAL Function

Use: Compares multiple fields or variables to a specified value to determine if all of their values are equal. This function uses AND logic where each value being compared must equal the source value in order to return an equal value for the group. You can compare values with or without regard to case (case sensitive or case insensitive). For example, in a case-insensitive comparison, abc is the same as ABC or aBc. Note: The COMPNOCASE function performs a case-insensitive comparison of two strings. The NOTEQUAL function compares multiple fields or variables to a specified field or variable to determine if they are not equal. Syntax: {EQUAL( «no case» , «compare_to» , «value1» , «value2»,,,, )} Arguments: «no case» 1 = case insensitive 0 = case sensitive«compare_to» Field to compare other values to«value1» Field to be compared «value2»,,,, (to «valuen») Each additional field to be compared Returns: 1 = Equal 0 = Not equal Example 1: Case insensitiveFields: txt_field = Testtxt_other_fiel

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OREQUAL Function

Use: Compares multiple fields or variables to a specified value to determine if any of their values are equal. This function uses OR logic where any value being compared may equal the source value in order to return an equal value for the group. You can compare values with or without regard to case (case sensitive or case insensitive). For example, in a case-insensitive comparison, abc is the same as ABC or aBc. Note: The ORNOTEQUAL function compares multiple fields or variables to a specified field or variable to determine if any are not equal. Syntax: {OREQUAL( «no case» , «compare_to» , «value1» , «value2»,,,, )} Arguments: «no case» 1 = case insensitive 0 = case sensitive«compare_to» Value to compare against other values«value1» Value to be compared You can type "PICK: to display the Picklist window for selecting a picklist to determine if any of its values is equal to the source value. «value2»,,,, (to «valuen») Each additional value to be compared Returns: 1 = Equal 0 = Not equal

Use:	Performs a case-insensitive comparison of two strings to see if they match. For example, in a case-insensitive comparison, abc is the same as ABC or aBc. Note: The EQUAL function compares multiple fields or variables to another field or variable. The comparison can be case sensitive or insensitive.
Syntax:	`{COMPNOCASE( «string» , «string» )}`
Arguments:	`First «string» First character string to compare Second «string» Second character string to compare`
Returns:	1 = Match 0 = No match
Example 1:	`Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2 {template_name_.txt_field1} = NextGen {template_name_.txt_field2} = nextgen {COMPNOCASE( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2} )}` Or `{COMPNOCASE( {template_name_.txt_field1}, nextgen} )} Result: 1`
Example 2:	`Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2 {template_name_.txt_field1} = Health Care {template_name_.txt_field2} = health {COMPNOCASE( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2} )}` Or `{COMPNOCASE( Health Care, {template_name_.txt_field2} )} Result: 0`

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