Symbol | Name | Definition |
& | Concatenate | Appends the text string on the right to the end of the text string on the left. Text strings can be fields, constants enclosed in quotes, or certain functions. |
" " | Text constant | Marks the beginning and the end of characters to be considered a text constant. Quotation marks without text between them indicate an empty value (no text). If you enter text into a formula without using quotation marks, FileMaker Pro tries to interpret the text as a field or function name. |
\ | Backslash | Marks an operator character to be used as a character instead of an operator. |
ΒΆ | Carriage return | Inserts a paragraph carriage return in the result of a formula. |
/* */ | C style comment | Marks the beginning and the end of characters to be considered as text comments within a formula. |
// | C++ style comment | Identifies a single-line comment within a formula. |
${ } | Reserved name | Identifies reserved function names and keywords used as field names and table names. |