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phone
To convert a value to a phone value With this function, you can display a formula field as a phone field with a call button. By clicking on the button, you can place a call via your phone client.…
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parseXML
To convert an XML string to a JSON object This function converts an XML string to a JSON object. The function is of particular interest for connections to external services via API and the processing…
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parseJSON
To convert a JSON string to a JSON object This function converts a string to a JSON object.
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openURL
To convert a string to a link and open it in the standard web browser With this function, you can open a website in your default browser. You can pass any string,…
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number
To convert a given value to a number It returns the values of different data types as a number. You can imagine this is needed quite often!
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now
To return the current timestamp This function gives you the exact date and time from the exact moment when the function is executed. You are creating an exact timestamp.…
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ninoxApp
To identify the type of environment that is currently being used This function lets you know in which environment Ninox is currently executed. Your return values could be web (on Ninox cloud) mac (on…
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monthName
To return the full month name of a given date value This function will display the month’s name. This might be helpful if you want to group dates within a year by month.…
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monthIndex
To return a given month as a number out of a string With this function you extract the number of the month from a string, for example, March will be 3. This is helpful if the month is only available…
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month
To return the month from a date value as a number Use this function to return the month from a date value. This will be a number between 1 and 12, with January = 1, February = 2, … December = 12.…
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min
To return the lowest or earliest value of an array Use this function to find the lowest value or the earliest value in an array.
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max
To return the highest or latest value of an array Use this function to find the highest value or the latest value in an array.
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lpad
To fill up a given length with given padding at the beginning With this function, you fill a text at the beginning, i.e. to the left of the text, with one or more given characters up to the desired…
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lower
To output a string in lowercase This function converts uppercase characters in a text to lowercase. Other characters stay untouched. This can be useful for comparing strings or for correcting…
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longitude
To return the longitude of a given location value This function will extract the longitude of an address in a location field as a decimal number. Syntax longitude(location) Return number Examples…
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log
To calculate the logarithm The function returns the logarithm of a number to a base. If no parameter is specified for the base, it is 10. In the case of 0, the result is -∞ (minus infinity).…
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location
To return a location value with a given title, latitude, and longitude This function returns a location value based on a given latitude and longitude, which can have a random title.…
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loadFileAsBase64URL
To convert a file to URL-compliant base64 format This function converts a file into a URL-compliant base64 string. You can then use this in a REST API call, for example.…
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loadFileAsBase64
To converts a file to base64 format This function converts a file into a base64 string. You can then use this in a REST API call, for example. Syntax loadFileAsBase64(file) loadFileAsBase64(nid,…
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ln
To calculate the natural logarithm The function returns the logarithm to base e (the Euler’s number) and is therefore called the natural logarithm. It returns a positive number.…
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length
To return the count of all characters in a string or all items in an array This function returns the number of characters (with spaces) of a given text or the number of items in a given array.…
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latitude
To return the latitude value of a given location value This function will extract the latitude of an address in a location field as a decimal number. Syntax latitude(location) Return number Examples…
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last
To return the last item of an array You can access the last entry of an array with this function. This function comes in handy if you try to access a record in an array of records.…
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join
To return a string consisting of all items of the given string array separated by a given separator. Merge multiple elements from an array or table into one string.…
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item
To extract a value of an array or an object With this function, you can access a specific element in an array or JSON object based on a given index or key.…
Functions are the practical application of the Ninox scripting language to process data and navigate the solution