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Katakana

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

Example 1 

Katakana ( "Japanese text string of hiragana characters" ) returns Japanese text string of zenkaku (2-byte) katakana characters.

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