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RangeTextCount - script and chart function

RangeTextCount() returns the number of text values in an expression or field.

Syntax:  

RangeTextCount(first_expr[, Expression])

Return data type: integer

Arguments:  

The arguments of this function may contain inter-record functions which in themselves return a list of values.

Argument Description
first_expr The expression or field containing the data to be measured.
Expression Optional expressions or fields containing the range of data to be measured.

Examples and results:  

Examples Results
RangeTextCount (1,2,4)

Returns 0

RangeTextCount (5,'abc') Returns 1
RangeTextCount (null( ))

Returns 0

Example with expression:

RangeTextCount (Above(MaxString(MyField),0,3))

Returns the number of text values within the three results of the MaxString(MyField) function evaluated over the current row and two rows above the current row.

Data used in examples:

Tip noteDisable sorting of MyField to ensure that example works as expected.
MyField MaxString(MyField) RangeTextCount(Above(Sum(MyField),0,3))
10

10

0
abc abc 1
8 8 1
def def 2
xyz xyz 2
9 9 2

Data used in examples:

RangeTab:

LOAD * INLINE [

MyField

10

'abc'

8

null()

'xyz'

9

] ;

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