hi! im new in filemaker and i have a problem with my project.

here in the philippines we have a area code with 3 digits and 2 digits, something like this:

(046)123-4567 & (02)123-4567

my calculations for my 3 digits area code is like this:

"(" & left (text; 3) & ")" & middle (text; 4; 3) & "-" & Right (text;4)

the problem is when I enter a 2 digits area code. can anyone help me with my problem? I want both 2 digits & 3 digits area code enter with no problem.

Thanks in advance!

i hope you got what im trying to say. :

Try:

"(" & Left ( text ; Length ( text ) - 7 ) & ")" & Middle ( text ; 4 ; 3 ) & "-" & Right ( text ; 4)

thanks for the reply.

but there's still a problem. when i enter 021234567 it will return to this (02)234-4567 that supposed to be like this (02)123-4567

Try this:

"(" & Left ( phonefmt2::PhoneNo ; Length ( phonefmt2::PhoneNo )-7 ) & ")" & Middle ( phonefmt2::PhoneNo ; Length ( phonefmt2::PhoneNo ) - 6 ; 3 ) & "-" & Right ( phonefmt2::PhoneNo ; 4 )

Sorry, I missed the middle part. Just apply the same principle of counting from the end:

... & Middle ( text ; Length ( text ) - 6 ; 3 ) & ...

it works!!! thanks a lot!!!