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Calculate a row value in a script [message #723636]

Fri, 09 September 2011 03:17

Richard

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Registered: September 2011

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If you wish to calculate a value to be displayed in each row of a report, based on other values in the row and some other data, which method do you use? To which data element do you attach the script or Java event handler?

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Re: Calculate a row value in a script [message #723794 is a reply to message #723636]

Fri, 09 September 2011 13:59

Michael Williams

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Registered: July 2009

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If I'm understanding what you're trying to do, you could just add a computed column in your dataSet or add a new binding to your table and do your scripting in the expression builder. If you're for sure wanting to access this from script, you'll need to use the onCreate script in the detail row. The onPrepare doesn't have access to the data. Hope this helps.

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