Hello, The functionality which I was trying is documented as not supported:
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/org/Column-formulas.html The left-hand side of a column formula cannot be the name of column, it must be the numeric column reference or $>. Regards, Lester On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 9:39 AM Lester Longley <les...@ieee.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to use named fields. > > This works: > > | ! | col2 | col3 | > | # | abc | abc | > #+TBLFM: $3 = $col2 > > However, assignment to named field "$col3": > > | ! | col2 | col3 | > | # | abc | | > #+TBLFM: $col3 = $col2 > > ... results in error "Unknown field: col3". > > I was expecting assignment to the named column to work, as per > https://orgmode.org/manual/Advanced-features.html > > > ‘!’ > > The fields in this line define names for the columns, so that you may > refer to a column as ‘$Tot’ instead of ‘$6’. > ‘^’ > > This row defines names for the fields *above* the row. With such a > definition, any formula in the table may use ‘$m1’ to refer to the value ‘ > 10’. Also, if you assign a formula to a names field, it is stored as ‘$name > = ...’. > > However, the documentation doesn't specifically indicate that assignment > to "$name" should work w/ "!"--it's mentioned only w/ "^" (and works fine > for this case)--so possibly what I'm trying simply isn't supported (i.e., > not a bug). Please pardon if that's not right expectation. > > Thank you for your help. > > Regards, > Lester > > Emacs : GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.11) > of 2017-09-15, modified by Debian > Package: Org mode version 9.3.6 (9.3.6-elpa @ ~/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.3.6/) > > current state: > ============== > (setq > org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe > org-babel-header-arg-expand) > org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate > org-babel-speed-command-activate) > org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) > org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) > org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer > org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) > org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) > org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) > org-mode-hook '((closure > (org--rds reftex-docstruct-symbol > org-element-greater-elements org-clock-history > org-agenda-current-date org-with-time org-defdecode org-def > org-read-date-inactive org-ans2 org-ans1 > org-columns-current-fmt-compiled org-clock-current-task > org-clock-effort org-agenda-skip-function > org-agenda-skip-comment-trees org-agenda-archives-mode > org-end-time-was-given org-time-was-given > org-log-note-extra org-log-note-purpose > org-log-post-message org-last-inserted-timestamp > org-last-changed-timestamp > org-entry-property-inherited-from org-blocked-by-checkboxes > org-state org-agenda-headline-snapshot-before-repeat > org-capture-last-stored-marker org-agenda-start-on-weekday > org-agenda-buffer-tmp-name org-priority-regexp > buffer-face-mode-face org-tbl-menu org-org-menu > org-struct-menu org-entities org-last-state > org-id-track-globally org-clock-start-time texmathp-why > remember-data-file > org-agenda-tags-todo-honor-ignore-options > iswitchb-temp-buflist calc-embedded-open-mode > calc-embedded-open-formula calc-embedded-close-formula > align-mode-rules-list org-emphasis-alist > org-emphasis-regexp-components > org-export-registered-backends org-modules > org-babel-load-languages org-indent-indentation-per-level > org-element-paragraph-separate ffap-url-regexp > org-inlinetask-min-level t) > nil > (add-hook (quote change-major-mode-hook) > (quote org-show-all) (quote append) (quote local)) > ) > (closure > (org-src-window-setup *this* > org-babel-confirm-evaluate-answer-no > org-src-preserve-indentation org-src-lang-modes > org-edit-src-content-indentation org-babel-library-of-babel > t) > nil > (add-hook (quote change-major-mode-hook) > (quote org-babel-show-result-all) (quote append) > (quote local)) > ) > org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes) > org-bibtex-headline-format-function '(closure > (org-id-locations > org-agenda-search-view-always-boolean > org-agenda-overriding-header t) > (entry) (cdr (assq :title entry))) > org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) > org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees > org-cycle-show-empty-lines > org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) > org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) > org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-open-link :export > org-attach-export-link :complete > org-attach-complete-link) > ("id" :follow org-id-open) > ("eww" :follow eww :store org-eww-store-link) > ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store > org-rmail-store-link) > ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link) > ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link > :export org-irc-export) > ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export > :store org-info-store-link) > ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store > org-gnus-store-link) > ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export > org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link) > ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store > org-bibtex-store-link) > ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export > :complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store > org-bbdb-store-link) > ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("file+sys") > ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell) > ("news" :follow > (closure > ((scheme . "news") (--dolist-tail--) org-ts-regexp > org-time-stamp-formats org-src-source-file-name > org-outline-regexp-bol org-inhibit-startup > org-id-link-to-org-use-id org-highlight-links > org-comment-string org-agenda-buffer-name > clean-buffer-list-kill-buffer-names t) > (url) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url))) > ) > ("mailto" :follow > (closure > ((scheme . "mailto") (--dolist-tail--) org-ts-regexp > org-time-stamp-formats org-src-source-file-name > org-outline-regexp-bol org-inhibit-startup > org-id-link-to-org-use-id org-highlight-links > org-comment-string org-agenda-buffer-name > clean-buffer-list-kill-buffer-names t) > (url) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url))) > ) > ("https" :follow > (closure > ((scheme . "https") (--dolist-tail--) org-ts-regexp > org-time-stamp-formats org-src-source-file-name > org-outline-regexp-bol org-inhibit-startup > org-id-link-to-org-use-id org-highlight-links > org-comment-string org-agenda-buffer-name > clean-buffer-list-kill-buffer-names t) > (url) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url))) > ) > ("http" :follow > (closure > ((scheme . "http") (--dolist-tail--) org-ts-regexp > org-time-stamp-formats org-src-source-file-name > org-outline-regexp-bol org-inhibit-startup > org-id-link-to-org-use-id org-highlight-links > org-comment-string org-agenda-buffer-name > clean-buffer-list-kill-buffer-names t) > (url) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url))) > ) > ("ftp" :follow > (closure > ((scheme . "ftp") (--dolist-tail--) org-ts-regexp > org-time-stamp-formats org-src-source-file-name > org-outline-regexp-bol org-inhibit-startup > org-id-link-to-org-use-id org-highlight-links > org-comment-string org-agenda-buffer-name > clean-buffer-list-kill-buffer-names t) > (url) (browse-url (concat scheme ":" url))) > ) > ("help" :follow org-link--open-help) > ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file) > ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp) > ("doi" :follow org-link--open-doi)) > org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) > ) >
