Writing Formulas
摘要
A calculation formula is an equation made up of one or more statements expressing operations that can be executed to produce a result. Formulas can analyze, compare, concatenate, condense, convert, expand, format, parse, replace, or summarize any of FileMaker’s supported data types. They can range in size from a simple mathematical equation to an extremely complex collection of interrelated expressions and nested logical clauses involving values of any data type. This chapter introduces the basics of writing formulas, covering the following topics: