John,
The easiest thing to do is create a field called "myTotal" and two other fields "myOne" and "myTwo" and a button "Calculate" -- select the field tool and drag a field to your new main stack. Then open the inspector and change the names to each i.e. "myOne" etc. select the button and open its script and enter this:
on mouseUp
put field "myOne" + field "myTwo" into field "myTotal"
end mouseUpenter numbers into the two fields and hit the button
Then change the + to * and hit the button again. Then change the * to / and hit the button. Then change the / to - and hit the button. Then change the script to: add 1 to field "myTwo" or: subtract 3 from field "myTotal"
In case you got lost here I put a simple sample stack in my user space for you to use:
username: mcgrath3
stack: simple math
samples from the docs using existing fields and a mix of variables and fields and pop up choices: -- change the fields to names of fields you make etc.
add field "New" to summaryOfInventory -- variable add qty * price to last line of myOrder -- variables
put 2 + 2 into fourContainer set the layer of field myNumber to (myNumber + 2)
put -24 into myContainer put theRight - theLeft into theWidth put myArray - 17 into adjustedValues
subtract 15 from oldNumber subtract field "Input" from word 2 of field "Output" subtract monthlyExpenses from monthlyTotals
divide it by 50 divide field "Total Income" by 12 divide line x of field "Expenses" by percentageRate divide yearlyTotals by 52
multiply field 17 by it multiply yearlyTotals by yearlyPercentages multiply line thisLine of myVariable by theFactor
get 3 * 5 -- evaluates to 15 put thisNumber * it into field "Result" put (3 + commonFactor) * 4 into tempVariable
enter 5 numbers and select three numbers from three different drop down menus. add 7 to field "Previous Amount" -- existing field
ADVANCED SCRIPT -- not tested
Set up a field called "myUserNumbers" and three drop down menus with your pre listed numbers in them called "myDropOne", "myDropTwo", "myDropThree" and of course your field "myPreviousAmount" (titled "Previous Amount") Lastly a button "myCalculate" and a field "mytotal" to put the total into.
In drop menu one put this: -- do the same for each drop menu changing the filed or global to two and then three for each one you have.
on menuPick theItem -- in a pulldown menu
theItem into field "myDropOne" -- or do this
-- put theItem into GmyDropOne -- use a global - you must then declare your globals
end menuPick
on mouseUp
if field "myUserNumbers" is not empty then -- make sure we put something into the user field
put field "myUserNumbers" into lone
put field "myDropOne" into mydropone -- if the choice was put into a field
put field "myDropTwo" into mydroptwo -- same here
put field "myDropThree" into mydropthree -- same here
-- or --
-- put GmyDropOne + GmyDropTwo + GmyDropThree into mytotal -- if you use globals then use this
put lone + mydropone + mydroptwo + mydropthree into mytotal -- adds field and three popup menu items
put mytotal into field "mytotal"
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put field "myPreviousAmount" + 7 into field "myPreviousAmount" -- as per your email ???
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put mytotal + 7 into field "myPreviousAmount" --- etc.
else
answer "Please enter a number." with "OK"
end if
end mouseUp
On Mar 24, 2005, at 1:33 AM, John Smiley wrote:
I previously posted how I am a newbie and got tremendous response from the list. After having explored a bit and tinkered with the program, I have a question about how to do something.
I am wanting to create an application where the user enters data into several fields and the software calculates the answer. In the final product the user will enter 5 numbers and select three numbers from three different drop down menus. The software will calculate a number based on this input and compare the result to 8 other variables the user selects and come up with a "yes" or "no" result.
Rather than trying to find out how to do all of that in one question, I think it best if I learn first how to write the code to calculate (either add or multiply) a number between two fields and have the result output into a third field first.
Anyone care to explain?
Thanks -
John Smiley New Orleans, LA _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
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