Hi,
I can’t seem to use calculation fields for further calculations as they do not appear in the formula box. The second problem concerns calculations containing brackets: if I enter a bracket into the formula box, the first numbers field from the list of available fields is entered in the box and the bracket has disappeared.
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for any help,
enver
Hello Enver,
I haven’t implemented the ability to use calculation fields inside other calculation field formulas.
The main reason for this is best demonstrated by the following example:
A = B + C
C = A + D
A can’t be computed until C is. But then C can’t be computed until A is computed. A classic chicken and egg situation.
Which version of the app are you using? IOS or Mac?
Thanks,
Brendan
Hi Brendan,
thank you for your reply. I’m using the Mac version of the app.
In my case, my calculation goes as follows:
A + B = C
(D * 2) + C = E
I can do this with Bento, even with MS Word.
Best regards,
enver
Hello Enver,
It’s just something that I need to take care of to prevent getting into a bad situation. What happens in those programs if you try to create a circular reference?
Thanks,
Brendan
Hello Brendan,
as I never encountered the problem of a circular reference this item never struck me as being problematic, so I never worried about it. I have been working with aforementioned programs for years and nothing bad happened to my calculations.
Regards
enver
Hello Enver,
It’s just something that I would need to ensure doesn’t happen in the program otherwise it would create an infinite loop and cause the app to crash. So as a programmer, I have to worry about it and come up with a possible solution. I’m sure there is a good solution to this problem. I just haven’t had the time to investigate it yet.
This is a popular feature request, so it’s definitely on my radar.
Thanks,
Brendan
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