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- PRODUCT : Paradox NUMBER : 619
- VERSION : 3.5
- OS : PC DOS
- DATE : August 26, 1991 PAGE : 1/2
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- TITLE : Creating and using PAL variables in reports and forms
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- Using PAL variables in reports and forms is a new feature added
- to Paradox 3.5. Variables can be placed in a report or form
- while in the report or form design mode. The steps are as
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- From the Paradox 3.5 main menu, choose {Report} {Change}
- or {Form} {Change}.
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- Select the appropriate table and report or form number.
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- Press <F10> and select {Field} {Place} {Calculated}.
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- You may now type in a memory variable or a calculation
- which uses variables (eg. VAR where "VAR" is the name of
- the memory variable or VAR * VAR1 where "VAR" and "VAR1"
- are numeric variables involved in a calculation) and
- press <Enter>, then press <F2> to save the file.
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- NOTE: Before printing the report or viewing the form, the memory
- variables used will need to be assigned values:
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- One way to assign a value to a variable is through a Miniscript.
- For example, here are the steps that are necessary to set a
- variable called "VAR" to the number 400
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- Press <ALT><F10> to bring up the PAL menu.
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- Choose {Miniscript} from the PAL menu.
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- Now type VAR = 400. The expression will set the memory
- variable called "VAR" to the numeric value 400.
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- NOTE: Variable can also be set to calculations, text values, and
- dates as in the following expressions:
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- VAR1 = (100+VAR)/1000
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- VAR2 = "This is a text string"
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- VAR3 = 12/15/91
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- PRODUCT : Paradox NUMBER : 619
- VERSION : 3.5
- OS : PC DOS
- DATE : August 26, 1991 PAGE : 2/2
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- TITLE : Creating and using PAL variables in reports and forms
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- A variable can also be set to a value on a table. For example,
- if a query with a CALC SUM is run, an Answer table is generated
- with a one field record. To set the variable to that field in
- the Answer table, move the cursor to the field and do a
- Miniscript with the expression VAR = []. Before doing so, make
- sure the cursor is in the correct field since [] refers to the
- current field.
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