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Calculations in the text
With TextMaker you can easily perform calculations in your documents:
You can insert calculations directly into the text; the results are displayed and
printed.
You can even use variables in calculations – so you can obtain partial results
and use these in further calculations.
You can use both database fields and the contents of objects in calculations. For
example, Table1.A1 represents the content of cell A1 in table “Table1”.
You perform calculations with the Insert > Calculation command. The dialog box
that appears when you invoke this command facilitates the entry of formulas; it
contains lists of all variables, database fields, functions and operators available.
What makes the calculation capabilities especially useful is the fact that they allow
the contents of database fields to be included in the calculations. Writing an invoice?
No problem: if your database has fields for quantity and price you can have
TextMaker calculate formulas like QUANTITY * PRICE and easily print invoices
as form letters.
In addition, you can reference the contents of objects in calculations. For example,
the formula “Textbox1.Value * 2” references the current numeric value in the text
field named “Textbox1” and multiplies it by two.
Detailed information about the topic of calculations is given on the next pages. The
following topics are covered:
Inserting calculations
Formatting and rounding calculations
Updating calculations
Conditional text
Simple calculations with the press of a button
Formulas and functions
Manual TextMaker Calculations in the text 359