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Katakana
Purpose 
Converts hiragana to zenkaku katakana.
Format 
Katakana(text)
Parameters 
text - any text expression or text field
Data type returned 
text
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Examples 
Katakana ( "Japanese text string of hiragana characters" ) returns Japanese text string of zenkaku katakana characters.
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