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pwoods
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I have a report that outputs some running totals within excel. Now the users have asked for the fomulas for those totals to be included so that if they edit any of the data in the report the totals auto-update.

I thought this would be simple enough to achieve using exl2k formula but when i switch the output format i get a circular reference in excel.

Am I missing something or is this just not possible in exl2k formula?

Example Code:
TABLE FILE GGSALES
SUM
UNITS
DOLLARS
COMPUTE RUNTOT/I10 = LAST RUNTOT+UNITS;
BY CITY
ON TABLE COLUMN-TOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL2K FORMULA
END

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AIX Server
WebFocus 7.6.11
 
Posts: 10 | Location: Nottingham, UK | Registered: November 20, 2008Report This Post
Tom Flynn
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This works. I'm sure there are other ways; this is just one way. A Multi-verb request may work?
This also removes the dreaded EXCEL circular reference:

  
APP PREPENDPATH IBISAMP
-RUN
-SET &ECHO=ALL;
DEFINE FILE GGSALES
  XUNITS/I10C = UNITS;
END
TABLE FILE GGSALES 
SUM 
    XUNITS 
    DOLLARS
      COMPUTE CNT/I5 = CNT + 1;
  BY CITY 
 ON TABLE HOLD AS HOLD1
END
-RUN
DEFINE FILE HOLD1
  RUN_TOTAL/I10C = IF CNT EQ 1 THEN XUNITS ELSE LAST RUN_TOTAL + XUNITS;
END
TABLE FILE HOLD1
SUM 
    XUNITS AS 'UNITS'
    DOLLARS
    RUN_TOTAL
  BY CITY 
ON TABLE COLUMN-TOTAL 
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL2K FORMULA 
END
-EXIT


BUT, as an example, Cell D3 will "not" show =SUM(D2+B3) or =SUM(D2:B3)...

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Tom Flynn
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Posts: 1972 | Location: Centennial, CO | Registered: January 31, 2006Report This Post
pwoods
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Thanks Tom - but this isnt what I am after.

I want the formula for the running total to be displayed, not the result - hence the use of EXL2K FORMULA as the output.

As an example I tried thi code, but it seems the use of LAST means the formula doesnt translate correctly in Excel.

TABLE FILE GGSALES
SUM
UNITS
DOLLARS
RANKED AS 'SEQ' BY CITY
ON TABLE HOLD AS HOLD1
ON TABLE SET ASNAMES ON
END
-RUN



TABLE FILE HOLD1
SUM
UNITS
DOLLARS
COMPUTE RUNTOT/I10 = IF SEQ EQ 1 THEN UNITS ELSE (LAST RUNTOT+ UNITS);
BY CITY
-*ON TABLE COLUMN-TOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL2K FORMULA
END

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AIX Server
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Posts: 10 | Location: Nottingham, UK | Registered: November 20, 2008Report This Post
Kerry
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Hi pwoods,

I checked with our technicals and was suggested that this looks like an issue to be fixed by programming, so please open a case with Customer Support Services to submit this. You may either call at 1-800-736-6130, or access online at InfoResponse.

Cheers,

Kerry


Kerry Zhan
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