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j.gross
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I am looking for a way to make WebFOCUS gnerate an Excel formula equivalent to the fex code

COMPUTE INDICATOR/I4=IF X EQ 0 THEN 0 ELSE 1;


Of course, Excel has an IF(,,) function which could be used for that purpose:

=IF( [cel reference] =0, 0, 1)


But WF (as of 7.7.02) apparently lacks the smarts to translate an IF THEN ELSE to =IF( , , ).


If X were known to be non-negative, I could use

COMPUTE INDICATOR/I4= X / MAX(X,0.0000000001);


That will yield 1 when X ge 0.0000000001, and 0 when X eq 0 (while avoiding a zero division error)

But in the present case X is user-modifiable, and unrestricted in sign, in the spreadsheet.

Any suggestions?

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Posts: 1925 | Location: NYC | In FOCUS since 1983 | Registered: January 11, 2005Report This Post
j.gross
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I think this will do it:

COMPUTE INDICATOR/I4= 
MAX( X / MAX(X,0.0000000001),X / MIN(X,-0.0000000001) );


should translate directly to a similar-looking Excel formula,
and gives
for x =0 : max(0,0) = 0
for x >0 : max( 1, a negative value ) = 1
for x <0 : max[ a negative value, 1 ) = 1
 
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