EasyCatalog Reference

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About EasyCatalog – Display version & licensing info

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Actions, Comparison Operators and Special Field Names [-]

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Adopt Fields – Switch document fields to new data source

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Advanced – Create and manage advanced subsets

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Advanced – Manage extended formatting & control exclusions

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AND – Test if all arguments are true

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Appearance – Extended format styling

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Append Return – Add return after item

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Apply Object Style From Field – Apply as specified by nominated field

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Apply Swatch From Field – Apply colour by name or hex value

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APPLYXSLT – Apply XSLT transformation

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AVG – Find average of values

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BASE64DECODE – Decode text from Base 64

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BASE64ENCODE – Encode text as Base 64

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CALLSCRIPT – Call and retrieve a script

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CASE – Find given key in list

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CHAR – Convert number to character

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Close Panel – Permanently close this panel

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CODE128 – Converts string to CODE128 barcode glyphs

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COMPARESTR – Compare field contents with value

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CONCAT – Concatenate (join) separate strings

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Configuration – Manage appearance of panel

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CONTAINSALL – Test if all specified strings are contained

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CONTAINSANY – Test if any strings are contained

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Continuation – Set whether library element is used on new page

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Convert to Field Specifiers – Find original field names

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COUNTOF – Count string instances

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Custom Field – Manage custom data fields

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Custom Field and Computed Field function reference

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Database Update – Push data changes back to ODBC source

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DECTOFRAC – Convert decimal to fraction

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Delete Geometry – Remove a product style associate with a record

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DEPENDSON – Create dependency on field

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Detailed instructions for installing EasyCatalog

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DISTINCTLIST – Create unique list of values

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DIV – Divide one number by another

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DOCUMENTIMPORTPAGE – Set document page to import

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DOESIMAGEEXIST – Test for existence of image

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DSSTATUS – Check data source status

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EAN13 – Converts string to EAN13 barcode glyphs

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EAN8 – Converts string to EAN8 barcode glyphs

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EasyCatalog book menu

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Empty Panel – Remove all data from panel

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ENV – Display environment information

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EVALUATEXPATH – Evaluate an XPath expression

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Field Formatting Tags – Define tags to include formatting within data

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Field Options – Edit field properties

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Field Specifiers – Insert a field at current cursor/selection

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FIELDNAME – Display a field name

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FIELDSTR – Display contents of field

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FIELDVAL – Display value of field

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FILLDOWNSTR – Fill down empty values

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FINDFIELDCONTAINING – Returns first field matching regular expression

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Fitting – Control whether elements are sized to fit

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FOLDERDEEPSEARCH – Search path (include subfolders) for file

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FOLDERSEARCH – Search path for file

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Force Break – Specify whether library element should be inserted [-]

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Format – Control data type & formatting

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FORMATASTABLE – Format list as table

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FORMATSTRBOOST – Format string using Boost

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FRACTODEC – Convert fraction to decimal

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General – Add prefix/suffix & cleanse data

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GETBARCODEGLYPHS – Return glyphs from barcode font

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GETNTHPOPULATEDPARAM – Get nth non-empty parameter

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GETSCRATCHDOCUMENTID – Returns ID of a scratch document

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GOOGLEQRCODEURL – Generate Google Charts URL to create QRCode

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Group – Create & edit data hierarchy

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Group Name – Specify particular group

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GROUPAVG – Calculate average value of field in group

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GROUPCOLLATEPAGES – Create field to group page records

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GROUPCOUNT – Count groups or records in a group

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GROUPCOUNTUNIQUE – Count unique instances of field content

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GROUPCREATEPAGINATIONGROUPINGS – Create groupings by specified size

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GROUPCROSSTABLEHEAD – Get cross table column heading

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GROUPCROSSTABLEVALUE – Get cross table cell content

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GROUPFIRST – Identify first record in group

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GROUPGETNTHPOPULATEDFIELDNAME – Display nth populated field in group

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GROUPGRIDLAYOUTORDER – Create numerical sequence for grid pagination

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GROUPINDEX – Create index based on field names

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GROUPISFIRST – Identify first n records

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GROUPISLAST – Identify last n records

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GROUPLAST – Identify last record in group

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GROUPLIST – Convert field values into list

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GROUPMAX – Identify maximum value in a group

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GROUPMIN – Identify minimum value in a group

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GROUPNUMBERSEQUENCE – Create list of page number ranges

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GROUPONCHANGE – Identify field changes

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GROUPRTOTAL – Calculate running total

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GROUPSCRIPT – Call LUA-based script

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GROUPSEQUENCE – Display value for record in a sequence

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GROUPSEQUENCEONFIELDCHANGE – Return value and reset sequence

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GROUPSERIES – Populate a group with a numerical series

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GROUPSERIESONFIELDCHANGE – Populate a numerical series incrementally

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GROUPSNIPPETDEPTH – Return depth of snippet

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GROUPSUM – Calculate total of given field in group

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GROUPXREFFIELD – Find name of field based on matching record

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Hide (Show) Field Markers – Toggle display of EasyCatalog field markers

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How can I sort a group field?

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How to create a package of your EasyCatalog files

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HTMLCLEAN – Clean raw HTML using HTML5 parsing

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HTMLCOLUMNCOUNT – Calculate columns in HTML table

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HTMLENTITYDECODE – Decode strings containing HTML

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HTMLROWCOUNT – Calculate rows in HTML table

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I2OF5 – Encode numerical value into barcode font glyphs

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IF – Test if any arguments are true

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InDesign special characters used within EasyCatalog

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INDEXOF – Find character index of first instance of a string

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Insert – Control method of content insertion

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Keep With Next – Keep library item with next paginated one

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LASTINDEXOF – Find character index of last instance of a string

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LEFTSTR – Select characters from left side of field

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LENGTH – Calculate the number of characters in a field

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LITERAL – Supply string to function expecting field name

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LOADFILE – Load a Unicode encoded file

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Lock (Unlock) Panel – Prevent records from being added or removed

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LOOKUP – Select matching value from another field

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LOWER – Converts field contents to lower case

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Managing EasyCatalog preferences

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MAX – Select maximum value

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MIN – Select miniumum value

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MOD – Display remainder after division

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MUL – Multiply two values

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New Panel – Create new view of existing panel

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NOT – Return logical opposite of parameter

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OR – Test if any arguments are true

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Page Orientation – Specify use on left-hand or right-hand pages

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Paginate – Create automated content merging data with layout templates

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Paginate – Specify relationship between data and content

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Pagination could not start because there were no library items available [-]

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Paragraph Style – Apply style to library element

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PARTSTR – Extract part of delimited list

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PDFCROPTO – Set PDF crop option

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PDFIMPORTPAGE – Set page of PDF to import

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PDFTRANSPARENTBACKGROUND – Specify if PDF has transparent background

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Picture Content – Manage images & placement

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Populate Tables – Specify one row per record or one row per column

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Position Index – Set specific record for pagination

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Prevent break – Specify whether library element should break

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RANDOM – Create random number integer

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RECORDTIMESTAMP – Display record timestamp

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REGEX – Search and replace string using regular expression

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REGEXV1 – Search and replace string using regular expression

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Release Anchored Objects – Allow independent movement of boxes

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Remove Blank Lines For Empty Fields – Remove lines for empty fields

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Remove Field Markers – Permanently remove EasyCatalog fields from document

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Remove Selection – Remove selected records from panel

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REMOVEBLANKLINES – Remove blank lines from string

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REMOVEDUPLICATES – Remove duplicate values from string

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Repeat – Specify if item should repeat for each column or page

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REPLACE – Search for and replace text

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Replace Fields – Substitute with alternate data column

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Reports – View detailed information about your project

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RESOLVEGROUPING – Resolve parent/child hierarchy to full path

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RIGHTSTR – Select characters from right side of field

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ROUNDVAL – Round a given value

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Saved Subsets – Save and reuse subsets

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Scan For Geometry – Search for an associated product style

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Search For Content – Scan for images relating to your fields

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SENTENCECASE – Convert field contents to sentence case

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Show All – Remove all filters

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Show Subset – Create filtered view of data

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Show/Hide Fields – Customise fields displayed in panel

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SNIPPETDEPTH – Depth in points of snippet in temporary document

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SNIPPETWIDTH – Width in points of snippet in temporary document

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SORT – Sort delimited string into ascending/descending order

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SQL – Execute an SQL statement

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Strip White Space – Remove tabs, spaces etc at end of text

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STRIPWHITESPACE – Remove white space from string

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SUB – Subtract one value from another

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SUBSTR – Select string of characters in a field

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SUM – Add a series of values

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Synchronise With Data Source – Refresh data from original source

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Synchronize With Document – Check if data has been manually edited within document

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Table – Configure tables, rows, columns and cells

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TABULARVALUE – Return cell contents from tabular field

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TITLECASE – Convert field contents to title case

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TRUNCATESTR – Remove last N characters from string

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Ungroup – Allow manual edit after pagination

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Ungroup – remove data hierarchy

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UNIQUESTR – Return unique entries in a given string

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UPC – Converts string to UPC barcode glyphs

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Update Data Source – Save changes made in document back to source data

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Update Document – Update fields within document pages

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Update Furniture – Control automated master page content

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Update Panel – Update data from document to panel

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UPPER – Convert field contents to upper case

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URLDECODE – URL-decode a given string

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URLENCODE – URL encode a given string

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URLSTR – Retrieve a string from a URL

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Usage – Use different library elements [-]

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Using EasyCatalog in a network environment

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When Frame Is Empty – Specify action when box is empty

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WORDWRAP – Word wrap a string to specified length

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XREFFIELD – Return value of field from another record

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