OR()

Are any true?

Returns a Yes/No expression as follows:

  • TRUE if any condition is TRUE
  • FALSE if all conditions are FALSE

Sample usage

OR(FALSE, FALSE) returns  FALSE

OR(FALSE, TRUE) returns  TRUE

OR(TRUE, FALSE) returns  TRUE

OR(TRUE, TRUE) returns  TRUE

OR(([_THIS] < -2), ([_THIS] > 2)) returns  TRUE if the _THIS column value is outside the range of -2 to 2 .

OR(([Color] = "Red"), ([Color] = "Yellow"), ([Color] = "Green")) returns  TRUE if the Color column value is any of Red , Yellow , or Green . Equivalent to IN([Color], {"Red". "Yellow", "Green"}) . See also:  IN()

Allow access

Allow access, such as to a view (by Show if), column (by Show_If ), or table (in an Are updates allowed? expression) by time of day, day of week, or if the app user has special access:

 OR(
  AND((TIMENOW() >= "9:00 AM"), (TIMENOW() < "5:00 PM")),
  IN(WEEKDAY(TODAY()), {"Saturday", "Sunday"}),
  IN(
    USEREMAIL(),
    SELECT(Users[Email], [Special Access?], TRUE)
  )
) 
  • OR(..., ..., ...) returns TRUE (grants access) if any of the conditions are TRUE .
  • AND((TIMENOW() >= "9:00 AM"), (TIMENOW() < "5:00 PM")) returns TRUE if the current time is between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Alternatively: IN(HOUR(TIMENOW() - "00:00:00"), {9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16}) .
  • IN(WEEKDAY(TODAY()), {"Saturday", "Sunday"}) returns TRUE if the current weekday is either Saturday or Sunday. Alternatively: OR((WEEKDAY(TODAY()) = "Saturday"), (WEEKDAY(TODAY()) = "Sunday")) .
  • IN(USEREMAIL(), ...) returns TRUE if the current user's email address occurs in the specified list.
  • SELECT(Users[Email], [Special Access?], TRUE) provides a list of unique email addresses who are to be granted special access according to the Users table.

See also: AND() , HOUR() , IN() , SELECT() , TIMENOW() , TODAY() , USEREMAIL() , WEEKDAY()

Syntax

OR( condition1 condition2 , [ condition3  ...])

  • condition  -  Yes/No expression that results in TRUE or FALSE . At least two condition  values are required.

See also

AND()

NOT()

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