include variable in set expression

[felcar2013]

hi

i have defined this variable:

set vGender = sum({$<gender_ID={1,2}>} %contact_counter)/sum({$<gender_ID={1,2}>} total %contact_counter)

now i want to use the same variable in this expression, where I split the field name, but i do not want to select the different values with a list box or any other sheet object:

=RangeMax(

  (sum({$<gender_ID={1}>} %contact_counter)/sum({$<gender_ID={1,2}>} total %contact_counter))

  ,

  (sum({$<gender_ID={2}>} %contact_counter)/sum({$<gender_ID={1,2}>} total %contact_counter))

  )

please advice on this

thanks

felipe

[jonathandienst]

Felipe

Perhaps I misunderstood your requirements, but the simple answer is you cant. You have defined vGender, but what you need is different. Why not simply use another variable?

Jonathan

[jonathandienst · Accepted solution]

On reconsideration, if your define vGender like this:

set vGender = sum({<gender_ID={$1}>} %contact_counter)/sum({<gender_ID={1,2}>} total %contact_counter)

This is now a parameterised macro and you would use it like this

=RangeMax($(vGender(1)), $(vGender(2)))

The original form would be

  =$(vGender(1,2))

If that does not work, you might need to include an extra = in the set statement:

set vGender = =sum({<gender_ID={$1}>} %contact_counter)/sum({<gender_ID={1,2}>} total %contact_counter)

Jonathan

[felcar2013]

thanks, first time i use this, it worked

i declared the vGender and then used as $(vGender(1)) and $(vGender(2)) for the rangemax()

I did not use the =$(vGender(1,2)) . what did you mean with the original ? 

i check this in the manual , but i do not understand how it is used. What does the " $1 " or "$2", etc. means?

is it the first set of values of my first field and $2 the second set of values of the next field included in the expression?

for vGender(1,2) you meant with original, that i have for that variable, a list of two parameters? do i need to use this in the script?

thanks

felipe

[jonathandienst]

A variable described this way behaves like a parameterised macro (or user defined function, if you prefer). The $1 refers to the first parameter, $2 to the second and so on. When the variables is evaluated, it uses the values passed in the brackets.

So

=$(vGender(1))

is the same as

=sum({<gender_ID={1}>} %contact_counter)/sum({<gender_ID={1,2}>} total %contact_counter)

And

=$(vGender(2))

is the same as

=sum({<gender_ID={2}>} %contact_counter)/sum({<gender_ID={1,2}>} total %contact_counter)

I assumed that because you stated vGender that way in your post that you might want to use it that way. So there is no reason to use $(vGender(1,2)). (It would not work anyway as the comma is the separator between two parameters and if it did it would always return 1).

Hope that helps

Jonathan

[felcar2013]

hi thanks

it is very clear

Felipe