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WordCount
Purpose 
Returns a count of the total number of words in specified text.
Format 
WordCount(text)
Parameters 
text - any text expression or text field
Data type returned 
number
Originated in 
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Notes 
In addition to space, tab, enter, and carriage return characters, characters such as equal (=), ampersand (&), hyphen (-), and so on identify the beginning of a new word. For more information about word separators, search the FileMaker Knowledge Base.
Examples 
WordCount ( "The sun is rising." ) returns 4.
WordCount ( Letter ) returns the total number of words in the Letter field. If the Letter field contains the text x=y=1.5, this example returns 3 because each equal (=) character identifies the beginning of a new word.
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