Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T3 TJ083LL/A User Manual

GetAsCSS(text) returns the example result shown below when the field text contains 

the word “Frank” and the word Frank has the following text attributes: Font = Helvetica, 
Font Size = 12 points, Font Color = red, Font Style = bold.
Example result:

GetAsDate(text)

text - any 

 containing text in the same format as the date on 

the system where the file was created.

date

Returns dates in text as data type date, for use in 

 involving dates or date 

functions. The format of text date must be the same as the date format on the system 

where the file was created.
Use the GetAsDate or Date function to enter a date 

 into a formula.

If the function returns a number instead of a date, go to the Specify Calculation dialog 

box and make sure the 

 date.

To avoid errors when using dates, always use four-digit years. For more 

information about how FileMaker Pro handles two-digit dates, see FileMaker Pro help.

GetAsDate(“03/03/2005”) returns 

. You can perform date operations on 

this result.

GetAsNumber(text)

text - any 

 containing numbers