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Data_SystemAnal
Qrew Cadet
5 years ago
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Formula if with conditional

Hello QB Community

I am trying to build a formula combining more than one variable 

Variables:

First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Preferred First Name
Preferred Middle Name
Preferred Last Name 

I want to show the Prefered Names when student have one otherwise the Legal name

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  • Try something like this in a formula rich text field

    var text firstname = If([Preferred First Name]="", [First Name], [Preferred First Name]);
    var text middlename = If([Preferred Middle Name]="", [Middle Name], [Preferred Middle Name]);
    var text lastname = If([Preferred Last Name]="", [Last Name], [Preferred Last Name]);

    $firstname & " " & $middlename & " " & $lastname



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    Everett Patterson
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2 Replies

  • Try something like this in a formula rich text field

    var text firstname = If([Preferred First Name]="", [First Name], [Preferred First Name]);
    var text middlename = If([Preferred Middle Name]="", [Middle Name], [Preferred Middle Name]);
    var text lastname = If([Preferred Last Name]="", [Last Name], [Preferred Last Name]);

    $firstname & " " & $middlename & " " & $lastname



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    Everett Patterson
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    • Data_SystemAnal's avatar
      Data_SystemAnal
      Qrew Cadet
      It worked beautifully. 

      Thank you so much

      Edson

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