You could also look into Data::Grouper ! It was written specifically to support this kind of thing for HTML::Template :)
On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 05:27:02AM -0800, LDT wrote: > > This is my first project using Perl and HTML::Template, and my first > posting to this users list (after searching > [1]http://www.bluedot.net/mail/archive/ for things like "totals" and > "total row" and "subtotal"). > > > > I'm trying to figure out how to insert subtotals periodically and to > calculate differences between two rows. For example, this is a mock > up similar to what I'm doing (mine is more complex): > > > > accounts curr month year-to-date > > 10-19 $xxx $xxx > > 20-29 $xxx $xxx > > 30-39 $xxx $xxx > > sub1 10-39 $xxxxx $xxxxx > > 40-49 $xxx $xxx > > 50-59 $xxx $xxx > > sub2 40-59 $xxxx $xxxx > > grand total $xxxxx $xxxxx > > diff b/w sub1 & sub 2 $xxx $xxx > > > > Right now, I'm using several case statements in my Sybase SQL and > several unions (which I know is pretty ugly)... but if I could get > HTML::Template and Perl to play nicely together and let me generate > occasional subtotals along the way (or differences as the case may > be), that would be great. Does HTML::Template have a way to do this? > I have the H:T documentation printed out (because I refer to it so > often), and I'm wondering if a TMPL_IF might be the answer. But, I > can't wrap my brain around how I could use it for subtotalling and > differences. > > > > Oh, and feel free to dumb it down for me since I'm new to Perl, SQL, > [insert language here]. ;-) > > > > Thanks! > > > > Lori > > > > P.S. I didn't include my Perl code because I wasn't sure if it > would be necessary (and it's 600+ lines), but for the masochists among > you, you can see it here along with the .tmpl file: > [2]http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=108949&user=Lori713. The > .tmpl file is also included below: > > > > <!-- Begin Summary Report --> > <TMPL_INCLUDE 'nc_start.tmpl'> > <TMPL_INCLUDE 'nc_style.tmpl'> > <TMPL_INCLUDE 'nc_titlebar.tmpl'> > <TMPL_INCLUDE 'nc_rpt_hdr.tmpl'> > <hr> > <form name=frm_summ_rept method=POST action="[3]http://www.ncsu.edu"> > <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=1 width="100%" > summary="Column Headings and Data Cells"> > <tr valign="bottom"> > <th width="9%">Account Summary</th> > <th width="18%">Description</th> > <th width="4%">Current FTE</th> > <th width="9%">Current Budget</th> > <th width="9%">Current Month Activity</th> > <th width="9%">FYTD Activity</th> > <th width="9%">Pre-Encumbrances</th> > <th width="9%">Encumbrances</th> > <th width="11%">Budget Balance Available</th> > <th width="4%">Future FTE</th> > <th width="9%">Future Budget</th> > </tr> > > <TMPL_LOOP NAME=passacts> > <tr class=<TMPL_VAR NAME=trclass> bgcolor=<TMPL_VAR NAME=bgcolor>> > <td align="left" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > onmouseover="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <font color=#000000><TMPL_VAR > NAME=col_acct></td> > <td align="left" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Account(s) <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_acct>"> > <font color=#000000><TMPL_VAR > NAME=col_descr></td> > <td align="right" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Click to drill down" > onmouseover="style.background='#CCCCFF';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_cfte></td> > <td align="right" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Click to drill down" > onmouseover="style.background='#CCCCFF';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_cbud></td> > <td align="right" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Click to drill down" > onmouseover="style.background='#CCCCFF';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_cmo></td> > <td align="right" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Click to drill down" > onmouseover="style.background='#CCCCFF';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_fytd></td> > <td align="right" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Click to drill down" > onmouseover="style.background='#CCCCFF';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_pre></td> > <td align="right" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Click to drill down" > onmouseover="style.background='#CCCCFF';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_enc></td> > <td align="right"><TMPL_VAR NAME=col_bba></td> > <td align="right" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Click to drill down" > onmouseover="style.background='#CCCCFF';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_ffte></td> > <td align="right" style="cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;" > title="Click to drill down" > onmouseover="style.background='#CCCCFF';" > onmouseout ="style.background='<TMPL_VAR > NAME=bgcolor>';"> > <TMPL_VAR NAME=col_fbud></td> > </tr> > </TMPL_LOOP> > </table> > </form> > > <TMPL_INCLUDE 'nc_buttons.tmpl'> > <TMPL_INCLUDE 'nc_end.tmpl'> > <!-- End Summary Report --> > _________________________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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