On Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 8:47:53 PM UTC-8, Dave wrote: > > I have a tiddler named "math example" with two fields: "one" = 7 and "two" > = 8 > > if I put this in the filter part of the advanced search field > [tag[math example]get[text]length[]sum[]] > > it gives the result "18" because the text in them (2 tiddlers tagged "math > example") is "bla bla" and "bla bla bla" respectively (7 and 11 characters > long) > > but how would I get a sum of the two fields in that original tiddler? > > if I do this: > [title[math example]get[two]sum[]] > > it returns "8" and likewise "7" for "get[one]" > > but this doesn't work at all: > [title[math example]get[two]get[one]sum[]] > > > Is what I'm trying to do possible with just the normal TW5 tools? > (version 5.1.21) I also tried putting a "+" between them and also > starting both with "=" (i.e. ...=get[one]=get[two]...) >
You need to retrieve each field value in a separate filter run... then use sum[] to add them: [title[math example]get[one]] [title[math example]get[two]] +[sum[]] enjoy, -e -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/5b32b45d-13c2-4bda-9680-cc8164a20f4f%40googlegroups.com.
