PE_SYM_NAME
This function combines fields from the Person file and will display only the first preferred name.
The format for the PE_SYM_NAME function is:
[AU_CONV,PERSON*PE_SYM_NAME_fieldcodes]
where fieldcodes are:
Field code |
Description |
F |
First names, e.g. "Jennifer Anne". |
L |
Last name, e.g. "Braithwaite". |
K |
Known as, e.g. "Jenny". |
N |
Nationality (first only), e.g. "Australian". |
M |
Nationality, with multiple if they exist, e.g. "Australian; Greek". |
C |
Nationality city, e.g. "Melbourne". |
Y |
Life years, e.g. "b.1966". |
D |
Life dates, e.g. "02 Mar 1966-". |
I |
Initials, e.g. "J A". |
T |
Title, e.g. "Ms". |
If none of the field conversions can supply the desired affect, you may wish to consider creating a user symbolic field, using the PERSON.NAME subroutine.
