ISEMPTY String Function

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

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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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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

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COMPNOCASE String Function

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 compareSecond «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} )}Resu

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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

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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:	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

ISEMPTY String Function

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