Filemaker Pro 8.5 Advanced Maintenance TG762Z/A User Manual

Chapter 2

  

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  Aggregate functions     23

Parameters in curly braces { } are optional.

text, number, date, time, timestamp

Returns the smallest valid non-blank 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...).

A Contracts table has a portal showing bids submitted for each contract.

Min(Bids::Price) returns the lowest bid submitted for a contract.
 In the following examples: 
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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. 

Min(Field2) returns 

 when the calculation isn’t a repeating field.

Min(Field1;Field2;Field3) returns 

, 

, 

, 

 when the calculation is a repeating 

field.

When a referenced field is a repeating field, the Min function returns the minimum 

value in the first repetition field, then the minimum value in the second repetition field, and 
so on.

StDev(field{;field...})