Check out the TOTAL function in the Fileman Advanced User manual. You can use functions in computed expressions, too.
--- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > ===== 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
