Greg (And Cameron), Thanks for your replies. OK. That seems easy enough.
I was going to ask if one could add up entries from a multiple field, but decided that was getting too complicated. Thanks Kevin --- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just use the option "Modify File Attributes" and > enter "C" for the > data type. You'll be prompted for a an expression > (no X or Y needed) in > a pop-up window. You can just use the field labels; > for example, if you > have numeric fields FIRST and SECOND and you want > the computed field to > be their sum, just enter FIRST+SECOND (and then be > sure to specify that > the computed field is numeric, rather than string > valued, which is the > default.) > > --- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > I am setting up a simple file to track > transcription > > productivity numbers. > > > > I will have a field that holds the number of > > characters were typed for a given event FIELD 1. > > I want to have another field that calculates > "lines", > > which will be characters/60. So I created, in my > new > > file, a new field. I made it to be a calculated > > field. It then asks me for the 'COMPUTED-FIELD' > > EXPRESSION. I am guessing I need to put my M code > > here. > > > > What I don't understand is whether I need to set Y > or > > X to some value? And how would I access the value > in > > field 1? > > > > Thanks > > Kevin > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage > less. > > http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the > post-holiday blues > > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt > from ThinkGeek. > > It's fun and FREE -- well, > almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > > ===== > A practical man is a man who practices the errors of > his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli > ==== > Greg Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the > post-holiday blues > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt > from ThinkGeek. > It's fun and FREE -- well, > almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page � Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
