Dotan Cohen wrote:
I have a Writer document that deals with machining tools. In
particular, we are debating the maximum speed that a particular cutter
can work aluminum. This speed will dictate the speed of the lathe, and
in turn the cutting time. Can I use a variable in Writer in the sense
that at the top of the document I declare (for example) "int speed =
250;" and then in a formula on a different page the formula
"speed/1250=%" would appear "250/1250 = 0.2"? Even better, if the
"0.2" itself could be used in another place as a variable.
I have tried to do this by using a spreadsheet instead of a Writer
document, but that is impractical. Thanks in advance for any tips on
the subject.
I have never done anything like this so I tried
Insert>Fields>Other>Variables>User Field. I typed the name Speed in the
lower left Name box and the value 250 in the Value box. I then clicked
the green check (tic) mark. I then selected Insert and "250" appeared
in the text document. I then typed "/1250=" without the quotes
immediately after the 250. I then hit f2 (in XP) to call up the
function bar and typed =speed/1250 in the bar. The result "0.2"
appeared immediately to the right of the "=" that I had previously
typed. Have you tried anything like this?
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