MEMOLEN String Function

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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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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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REVERSE String Function

Use: Reverses the characters in a string Syntax: {REVERSE( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be reversed Returns: The character string in reverse order Example: {REVERSE( 123 )} Result: 321 Parent topic: Functions

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SPLIT Function

Use: Assigns values to an Array variable from a delimited character string. Syntax: {SPLIT( «delimiter» , «string» )} Arguments: «delimiter» Character that separates the values in a supplied character string (for example, comma or vertical line)«string» Character string that contains the delimiter Returns: Values for an Array variable Example: Field = txt_field with contents: red|yellow|blue|orange|green|purpleArray = @colors{SPLIT( |, {template_name_.txt_field} )}Array: Assign Field Value trigger: Result: The function assigns the delimited values to the @colors Array variable. 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

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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