EXISTS String Function

NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help, 8.3.1

EXISTS String Function

Use: Determines if the provided parameter exists on a template. Syntax: {EXISTS( «string» )} Arguments: <<string>> String is the fieldname Returns: 1 = If the field exists on the template 0 = If the field does not exist on the template Example: {EXISTS(«field_name»)} Result: Returns 1 if field exists on the template else 0. Parent topic: Functions

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EVAL Function

Use: Evaluates expressions passed to the function. Syntax: {EVAL( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Expression to evaluate Returns: A numeric result of the expression Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = (5+5)/2{EVAL({template_name_.txt_field})} Result: 5 Parent topic: Functions

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INSERT String Function

Use: Inserts a substring into another string at a given position Syntax: {INSERT( «string» , «string», «num»)} Arguments: First «string» Character string to insert another string intoSecond «string» String value to insert in another string«num» Zero-based character position where the substring is to be inserted Returns: A string with the substring inserted Example: Fields = txt_field1, txt_field2{template_name_.txt_field1} = Add: text.{template_name_.txt_field2} = new{INSERT( {template_name_.txt_field1}, {template_name_.txt_field2}, 5 )} Or {INSERT( {template_name_.txt_field1}, new, 5 )} Result: Add: newtext. Parent topic: Functions

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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

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ASSIGN Function

Use: Assigns the source value to a list of destination parameters (fields and/or variables). Syntax: {ASSIGN( «source» , «dest1», «dest2»,,,, )} Arguments: {source} Source value«dest1» Field or variable to be assigned the source value«dest2»,,,, (to «destn») Each additional field or variable to be assigned the source value Returns: The source value Example: Source value = ""dest1 = template_name_.field1dest2 = template_name_.field 2dest3 = @variable1{ASSIGN( "" , template_name_.field1 , template_name_.field2 , @variable1)} Result: An empty value is assigned to the destination fields and variable. Parent topic: Functions

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REVFIND String Function

Use: Finds the first occurrence of a specified character in a string, starting from the end (right side) of the string Syntax: {REVFIND( «string» , «char» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be searched«char» Value to be found (case sensitive) Returns: If the character is found, its zero-based position in the string, starting from the beginning (left side) of the string -Or- -1 if the character is not found Example 1: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare{REVFIND( {template_name_.txt_field}, "a"} Result: 15 Example 2: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NextGen Healthcare{REVFIND( {template_name_.txt_field}, "i")} Result: -1 Parent topic: Functions

Use:	Determines if the provided parameter exists on a template.
Syntax:	`{EXISTS( «string» )}`
Arguments:	`<<string>> String is the fieldname`
Returns:	1 = If the field exists on the template 0 = If the field does not exist on the template
Example:	`{EXISTS(«field_name»)}` Result: Returns 1 if field exists on the template else 0.

EXISTS String Function

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