I am using a 3 way formula to put notes below the group footer of my Crystal Report. Please see below example for illustration
1. Text
a. Text
b. Text
2. Text
a. Text
b. Text
3. Text
a. Text
b. Text
c. Text
I was able to put the numerical series using a variable and increment it by 1, however in letters, I have seen a code to something like
chrw(96 + i) //where i is 1 based
But that wont work because my text interpretation is on HTML, are there alternatives? or conversion of the code for it to take effect in my formula.
chrw(ascw("`") + (var2 := var2+1))
the code above worked for me!, just set the variable var2 and initialize to 0 value. Do some conditioning to create an indention effect.
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Is there a way to change the text in a dashboard based on a value?
At its most basic, I want to be able to plug in the word 'increased' or 'decreased' based on a change from year to year for a report.
If you mean the free-floating Text object from the same menu as vertical / horizonal containers, Blanks, etc. then you can only use parameters and a few "special" values like Workbook Name.
However, you can use a worksheet as a textbox instead. Just make sure you clear the default formatting (borders, etc.) and put your calculated field that resolves into "increased" / "decreased" on the Text mark. In the same way you can add up or down arrows using CHR() function and set custom colours (by creating two calculated fields that resolve into "increased" and "" and "decreased" and "")
Is there a possibility or formula, to extract all cell data from different columns then putting them under each other just on one column, each cell data just in one cell, therewith I can sort them e.g. from A to Z in one column.
Thanks in advance
Solution 1
Using helper column.
In Cell E2 enter the following formula
=INDEX($A$2:$C$15,MOD(ROW()-ROW($G$2),ROWS($A$2:$A$15))+1,TRUNC((ROW()-ROW($G$2))/ROWS($A$2:$A$15))+1)
Drag/Copy down as required.
Then in Cell F2 enter
=IFERROR(INDEX($E$1:$E$45,SMALL(IF($E$1:$E$45<>0,ROW($E$1:$E$45)),ROW(F1)+1)),"")
This is an array formula so commit by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter. Drag/Copy down as required. Change range as required.
See image for reference.
Solution 2
Using ugly looking long formula.
Enter the following formula in Cell D2
=IFERROR(INDEX($A$2:$A$15, SMALL(IF(ISBLANK($A$2:$A$15), "", ROW($A$2:$A$15)-MIN(ROW($A$2:$A$15))+1), ROW(A1))), IFERROR(INDEX($B$2:$B$15, SMALL(IF(ISBLANK($B$2:$B$15), "", ROW($B$2:$B$15)-MIN(ROW($B$2:$B$15))+1), ROW(A1)-SUMPRODUCT(--NOT((ISBLANK($A$2:$A$15)))))), IFERROR(INDEX($C$2:$C$15, SMALL(IF(ISBLANK($C$2:$C$15), "", ROW($C$2:$C$15)-MIN(ROW($C$2:$C$15))+1), ROW(A1)-SUMPRODUCT(--NOT((ISBLANK($A$2:$B$15)))))), "")))
Drag/Copy down as required. Change range as per you data.
Note : This formula will work only for three or less columns.
An easier way without using any formula. Just go to Find & Select, go to special, select blanks. All the blanks are now selected go to
I am writing a gui now which contains a popupmenu. This pop up menu should show different names according to cell array called titles and looks like this:
handles.titles={'time','velocity','angular velocity'};
Next, when i click on the popupmenu, i want it to plot the column which connected to this title.
so if i clicked on the 2nd popupmenu option i would like to get graph of velocity vs time.
handles.Parameter_Menu=hObject;
axes(handles.low_axis);
guidata(hObject,handles)
x_axis=xlim([handles.top_axis]);
set(hObject,'string',handles.titles(1:size(handles.matrix.Data,2)));
channel = get(hObject,'Value');
title_channel=handles.titles{channel}
plot(handles.(handles.titles{1}),handles.(handles.titles{channel}));
text=['graph of ' handles.titles2{channel} ' vs ' handles.titles2{1}];
title(text,'fontsize',12)
set(gca,'fontsize',10)
grid on
The problem occurs when i try to use title{3} because it has a space between the words.
Of course i could write it like this angular_velocity but then when i use it in title of the graph i recieve the letter "v" small because of the _ before it.
Is there any option to make it work with space or option to use it with _ but to avoid its effect in the title?
To make the title in plot displays exactly _, you can insert \ before _ (similar to latex):
handles.titles={'time','velocity','angular\_velocity'};
UPDATE:
since you are not only using the titles{i} for plot, but also use it as a struct's fieldname in other commands, then there is no way to have space, because a struct's fieldname must satisfy some conditions: Valid field names begin with a letter, and can contain letters, digits, and underscores.
So, you must use titles{3} = 'angular_velocity' to make other operations work correctly, and set Interpreter property of the title to be none to make the plot's title display as typed (default is TeX Markup, that's why i used \_ for _ above):
title(handle_of_something, titles{3}, 'Interpreter','none')
I need to add .jpg at the end of all he cells in one or more columns
9788895249971 into > 9788895249971.jpg
9788867230129 into > 9788867230129.jpg
9788867230273 into > 9788867230273.jpg
9788867230280 into > 9788867230280.jpg
Detailed step-by-step instructions are much appreciated since I am very new to Calc.
Thanks
Do you need to do this once or is this going to be a repeated task every week/month?
If it is something you need to do just once, here is what you can do:
Next (right) to the column where your numbers are open (insert) a new column.
Assuming the following: Numbers are in column A, New column is column B.
In this new column B in the top cell (B1) write:
=A1&".jpg"
Now copy B1 all the way down to the end. In B1 type [Ctrl]+c then Hold [Shift] and hit [PgDn] until the end then press [Ctrl]+v.
Highlight Column B, [Ctrl]+c, then [Edit] [Paste Special] values only (No formula's) this freezes the calculated data.
This is just another option,
just click the function wizard and select concatenate, in that enter which column you want to enter as text1 as and second column in text2. Then when you click OK you will get an concatenated column like below image
so in the C column you will get as a1.jpg.
For those who continue to find this question (as I did):
This can be quickly done using regular expression option of find and replace. (I don't know what version of Calc introduced regex searches, but 6.2.4 has it.)
If you only want to update some non-blank cells on the sheet, select them.
Choose Find and Replace.
On the dialog, fill in the following:
Enter $ for the Find value. ($ means end of line in regex, or in this context end of cell value.)
Enter the desired suffix (.jpg in the question) for the Replace value.
Check Regular Expressions under Other Options
Check Current Selection Only under Other Options if you want to limit to the cells selected in step 1.
Uncheck All Sheets unless that is what you want.
Choose Replace All
This will update the values in-place and does not require any additional columns or formulas.
There's a much more elegant way to do this that doesn't require sacrificing cells just to hold data types, and can be scaled to work with one cell or a large chart range.
Add both pieces of data into the =CONCAT() function
Make sure to use CONCAT instead of CONCATENATE, as `CONCAT accepts cell ranges and is more dynamic.
Open the Function Wizard on the cell in question, and build the following function:
=CONCAT(<your_data>," <suffix>",...)
# Make sure to add a space before the suffix so it appears in the cell.
# You can use this with as many input variables as required letting
# you add as many strings, formulas, or numbers together.
The result should be something like this. In my example, the cell in question is the final value of Ethereum on a balance sheet:
The above example was an easy one, since it was being used as a test, all my summed values were ints, if I had floating point numbers, they would run away to max decimal places (not very pretty).
The function will drag out and expand intelligently to other cells like any other formula.
Adjusting accuracy of floating point values inside a CONCAT function
Sometimes, adding a cell results in a rounding problem, or an extreme amount of decimal places. You can further nest your function using ROUND(<your_data>,<decimal_places>)
Your function would look like this:
=CONCAT(ROUND(<cell_range>, ".jpg")
In your specific case, you don't need a space in the second argument as you want to append .jpg directly to the end of the string.
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Using Macros to automate the entire process
This is extremely repeatable, and using the Macros feature, you can automate these to make much more simplified functions that allow you to enter just the variables you need, while the macro does the work in the background.
Based on Emmanuel Angelo R.’s answer, I would advice learning to differentiate between fixed cell references and dynamic ones. The following applies:
Cell A1 contains the suffix you would like to add, e.g. ‘.jpg’
Row 2 contains headings, e.g. B2 = ‘Old Filename’ and ‘New Filename’
Cells A3:A¹ contain your filenames
Cells B3:B contain you concatenation formula
In cell B3, type =concatenate(A3;$a$1).² If your locale requires comma as separator, replace my semicolons with commas. Copy cell B3 by selecting it and pressing Ctrl + C. Move the cursor to cell A3, press Ctrl + ↓ (down arror on your cursor keys); this will move you to the bottom of the list of file names. Move your cursor right, then press Ctrl + Shift + ↑; this will select all cells up to the last cell with contents (the one you just wrote your formula in). Press Ctrl + V to paste your contents.
Adding dollar signs in front of your row/column coordinates, will lock that coordinate when pasted. Say you had a list of file types in cells b1–z1 (e.g. jpg, jpeg, tga, bmp, png et c.). An easy way to create the formula would then be by first typing it in cell B3 as =concatenate(A3;B$1), then paste it to every cell till the end of your file names list (cell z3); these cells would then read …A3;b$1, …A3;C$1 et c. When copying it for all the rows below
You could select the entire range of cells with formulas in row 3 and run a search and replace, replacing all instances of ‘A3;’ by ‘A3;$’, effectively inserting a dollar in front of all the cell references, allowing you to, should the need arise, copy it horizontally as well as vertically (the latter being covered by the $ in front of 1).
¹ This means cells from A3 and however far down your sheet goes
² Strictly speaking, it is only necessary to type it as a$1.
I have a Crystal Report which is viewed via a CrystalReportViewer control on an .aspx page (using VS2008).
The report has two data-driven FieldObjects (which can contain a variable number of chars) which I would like to display on the same line beside each other.
Problem is when the text in the first FieldObject is too long it overlaps the text in the second FieldObject.
I have tried setting the 'CanGrow=True' and 'MaxNumberOfLines=1' on the first FieldObject to 'push' the second FieldObject further to the right, but this didn't work.
How do I get the second FieldObject to always display immediately after the first FieldObject regardless of the length of the text in the first?
Cheers in advance of any knowledge you can drop.
you can add a text object to the report. And while editing the text of the text object, drag the field you want to show from the object explorer into the text box. Then hit space, then drag the second field in to the same text box. Your two fields will always be one space a part. You could, of course, add more spaces or any other text you want.
Or you can create a function which returns field1 + " " + field2 and add the function to the report.