Re: [O] table spreadsheet problem

[Martin Halder]

Am 19.03.2012 um 16:56 schrieb Nick Dokos:

> Russell Adams <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 04:01:42PM +0100, Martin Halder wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> question about table calculation. Found in the documentation that I could 
>>> refer to e.g. first line after second hline with @II+2.
>>> 
>>> Would like to calculate sum = vsum(@address@hidden) and tax = sum * 0.08
>>> 
>>> Am I doing sth wrong ?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for help,
>>> Martin
>>> 
>>> | article |  price |
>>> |---------+--------|
>>> | item1   | 100.00 |
>>> | item2   | 200.00 |
>>> |---------+--------|
>>> | sum     |        |
>>> | tax     |        |
>>> |---------+--------|
>>> | sum     |      0 |
>>> #+TBLFM: 
>>> @II+1$2=vsum(@address@hidden);f2N::@address@hidden;f2N::@>$2=vsum(@address@hidden);f2N
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> | article |  price |
>> |---------+--------|
>> | item1   | 100.00 |
>> | item2   | 200.00 |
>> |---------+--------|
>> | sum     | 300.00 |
>> | tax     |  24.00 |
>> |---------+--------|
>> | sum     | 324.00 |
>> #+TBLFM: 
>> @4$2=vsum(@address@hidden);%.2f::@address@hidden;%.2f::@6$2=vsum(@address@hidden);%.2f
>> 
>> I often use negative headline references for total lines in order to
>> sum backward from the current cell.
>> 
>> So vsum(@address@hidden);%.2f means sum the cells between the first headline
>> above the current cell to the second headline above the current cell,
>> and then format the result as a decimal with two decimal places
>> (%.2f).
>> 
>> Looking at your formula, I think you manually wrote the TBLFM
>> line. One thing I've found is that the TBLFM line doesn't support
>> relative references for the cell specification, only in the formula.
>> 
>> I used C-u C-c = to set mine.
>> 
> 
> Nowadays, you can use (both on the LHS and the RHS of the formula)
> symbolic references relative to the first, second, third ... row like
> this: @<, @<<, @<< ... and relative to the last, penultimate,
> antepenultimate (is there such a word?) row like this: @>, @>>, @>>>
> ..., and similarly for columns, so you could write the formula, like
> this:
> 
> #+TBLFM: 
> @>>>$>=vsum(@address@hidden);%.2f::@>>$>=@>>>$>*0.08;%.2f::@>$>=vsum(@address@hidden);%.2f
> 
> This *does* require iterated evaluations, so C-u C-u C-c C-c is your
> best bet, to make sure everything is updated properly.
> 
> Nick
> 
that is fantastic, many thanks for you help to you both.
Martin

>> Good luck!
>> 
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