WordCount
Purpose
Returns a count of the total number of words in specified text.
Format
WordCount(text)
Parameters
text - any
text expression or text
field Data type returned
number
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Notes
•In addition to space, tab, enter, and carriage return characters, characters such as equal (=), ampersand (&), hyphen (-), and so on identify the beginning of a new word. For more information about word separators, search the
FileMaker Knowledge Base.
Examples
WordCount ( "The sun is rising." ) returns 4.
WordCount ( Letter ) returns the total number of words in the Letter field. If the Letter field contains the text x=y=1.5, this example returns 3 because each equal (=) character identifies the beginning of a new word.
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