jeffamm Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I'm using FM Pro 14 Advanced with a stand-alone desktop database Trying to get a count of "|" characters in field VARIATION RELATIONSHIP DETAILS so using PatternCount ( "|" ; VARIATION RELATIONSHIP DETAILS ) where the field for a given record is: "Length=1 ft | Color=Black" The function is returning "0" when to my understanding it should return "1" Calculation result is set to Number I have tried it with other strings and fields and am always getting "0" Anyone know why? Does this function only work with multiple characters ( a pattern)? Is there a better way to get a count of specific characters in a string? Sorry to be a dummass thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 You have the arguments backwards. Try: PatternCount ( VARIATION RELATIONSHIP DETAILS ; "|" ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffamm Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 Ack! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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