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Katakana

Converts hiragana to zenkaku katakana.

Format

Katakana ( text )

Parameters

text - any text expression or text field

Data type returned

text

Originated in

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Example 1

Katakana ( " Japanese text string of hiragana characters " ) returns Japanese text string of zenkaku (2-byte) katakana characters .

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