ActiveReport Designer : Calculated values and formulas

[francesko]

Hello everyone,

 

Today i have a new challenge for myself and can't seem to find any informations online, on documentations or tutorials.

I'm trying to use formulas to calculated values based on manually written numbers.
Let's say i want do to  : X + 1 = ...
Where X is a parameter (number) i've inserted before printing my setupsheets.

I'm trying to use a calculated box on my ActiveReport sheets. Which is in the next picture in green.

 

Which is linked to this : 

Which refers to the datafield TEST who contains the formula : 

And when printing the setupsheets, i get this error : 

 

Does any one know how to properly write formulas ? 
Is it better to use a script for this ? 

Thanky you,

 

Francesko

 

 

[David Colin]

I never used Parameters before, i gave it a try but i couldn't find a way to access 'Parameters' objects with script. I'm not even sure they are exposed at runtime.

You should ask your question on official forum or directly mail to Ruth.

As a workaround, you can use setupsheet GUI to pass values to your reports.

[francesko]

Thanks for your reply.

Parameters are indeed a difficult subject. I was experimenting with formulas to make them work but i couldn't.

The thing is that i want to use a data i've entered and stored using UXD-1 (datafield), and use that UXD-1 value to generate other numbers that are simply calculated.
For example : CASE 2 : = ('UXD-1' +0,5)/4 

This would allow me to automatise a lot of writing by just inputing one or two initial values...

 

I thought this was an official forum lol. I'm going to post there and tell you if i find something.

Who is Ruth ? And what's the e-mail ?

 

Francesko

 

[Bill Craven]

Ruth Delisle is the main contact at CNC software for Active Reports.

If you send an email with your questions to [email protected], it will most likely end up in her inbox.