Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T3 TJ083LL/A User Manual

Product codes
TJ083LL/A
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22     FileMaker Functions Reference
Data type returned
text, number, date, time, timestamp
Description
Returns the highest valid value in:
a repeating field (repeatingField).
a field in matching 
 specified by (table::field), whether or not 
these records appear in a 
.
several non-repeating fields in a 
 (field1;field2;field3...).
corresponding repetitions of repeating fields in a record 
(repeatingField1;repeatingField2;repeatingField3), if the result is 
returned in a repeating field with at least the same number of repeats.
several fields in the first matching record specified by 
(table::field1;table::field2;...). You can include fields from different 
 (table 1::field A;table 2::field B...).
Examples
 has a portal showing installment payments made. 
Max(Payments::PaymentDate) returns the most recent date a payment was made on 
an account.
In the following examples:
Field1 contains two repetitions with values of 1 and 2. 
Field2 contains four repetitions with values of 5, 6, 7, and 8. 
Field3 contains 6. 
Max(Field2) returns 
8
 when the calculation isn’t a repeating field.
Max(Field1;Field2;Field3) returns 
6
6
7
8
 when the calculation is a repeating 
field.
Note  
When a referenced field is a repeating field, the Max function returns the maximum 
value in the first repetition field, then the maximum value in the second repetition field, and 
so on.
Min
Format
Min(field{;field...})
Parameter
field - any 
; or an 
that returns a field, repeating field, or set of non-repeating fields.