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Examples:Sum of the rowSum of tableSpecific "Calculated" control: "Currency + Euro"If the "Calculated" control is "Currency + Euro" control, you can manage:•the stored currency: currency of the data in the report data source. If the control is handled by programming,the currency used for the value will be the stored currency.•the displayed currency: currency used to display the value when printing the report. This currency candiffer from the stored currency. The conversion is automatically performed.• the dual display: ability to link two "Currency + Euro" controls between themselves. In this case, thereport editor distinguishes between two types of controls:• the base control: this control contains the value found in the data source of the report.• the tracker control: this control is used to display the value of the base control in the requestedcurrency.See the online help (keyword: "Currency + Euro") for more details.6.1.4 Image controlAn "Image" control is used to display an image in the report. The image displayed in the control can:• be selected via the file picker (from the description window of the control),• correspond to the content of an item or a variable of the data source (for example, if the data source isa HFSQL file, the item can be an Image memo item or a character string item containing the full pathof the image).The "Image" control is linked to this item.Example:To define the item linked to the "Image" control:1. Display the "Link" tab in the description window of the control ("Description" from the popup menu).2. To link the control to an item or a variable that belongs to the data source of the report, select this itemdirectly from the "Linked item" list.3. To link the control to an item that does not belong to the data source of the report, select the "Multifile"option then select the item linked to the current control.Part 1: Report editor 73