@Wide (Formula Language)
Converts half-pitch alphanumeric characters (single-byte characters -- SBCS) in the specified string to full-pitch alphanumeric characters (double-byte characters -- DBCS). This function works in Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese environments. In the Japanese environment, this function can convert half-pitch Katakana as well.
Syntax
@Wide( string )
Parameters
string
Text or text list. The string you want to convert to double-byte characters.
Return value
returnstring
Text or text list. The string converted to double-byte characters.
Usage
This function can be used in input translation formulas to convert a field's contents to double-byte characters or in computed field formulas to save space for displaying a string.
If the parameter is a list, the function operates on each element of the list, and the return value is a list with the same number of elements.
Examples
- This input translation formula returns "Tokyo" as full-pitch characters,
if the Location field contains a half-pitch character expression of
"Tokyo."
@Wide(Location) - This computed field formula returns "New York" as full-pitch characters,
to save space for displaying the string.
@Wide("New York") - This computed field formula returns "Tokyo" and "New York" as
full-pitch characters, to save space for displaying the string.
@Wide("Tokyo" : "New York")