Previous Record problem

[Glen Forister]

I tried to use the script from my rain totals script to do a similar job, but I’m missing something to be abel to add up the record totals, to an accumulation of the record totals.

Hope this is a simple fix.  See attached archive file with dummy data – just getting started.

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[Glen Forister]

FYI, this will enable me to keep track of the time I spend identifying insects taken from the caves in the Great Basin Nat. Park.  When I start work on them I never know how long I will be able to spend on the job or if I will be able to get back to it or not during the day.  I would like to know how long the job eventually takes.  This is just for info, since I’m not charging anything for this, but I get to look at some interesting insects and try to identify them.  Luckily I’m retired….

[Daniel Leu]

This works for me:

function toHrsMin(sec){
   let h = Math.floor(sec / 3600);
   let m = (sec / 60) % 60;
   return h + ' hr, ' + m + ' mins';
}


function Accum_Tot() {
   var records = form.getRecords();
   var currentRecordIndex = records.indexOf(record);

   if (currentRecordIndex > 0) {
      var previousRecord = records[currentRecordIndex-1];
  var previous_total = previousRecord.getFieldValue('fld-44acc9d2314f41beb3f2257ace5bae01');
   } else {
      var previous_total = 0;
   }

   var today = record.getFieldValue('fld-44acc9d2314f41beb3f2257ace5bae01');
   var total = today + previous_total;

   console.log("Today: " + toHrsMin(today))
   console.log("Previous: " + toHrsMin(previous_total))
   console.log("Total: " + toHrsMin(total))

   return total;
}


Accum_Tot();

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[Brendan]

You could also just have Tap Forms calculate the totals for you. See screenshot.

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[Glen Forister]

Thanks Daniel, I like your solution the best but it adds the first two records then subtracts any following numbers which isn’t helpful.

Thanks Brenden, I don’t really like the total showing accumulating, only at the bottom, but it does work.  But I don’t see the total growing which I would like – that is a double check for me.

[Brendan]

You can have it display section totals on the Mac version too. But it’s only the totals for that specific section, not a growing total.

[Glen Forister]

That is why I would prefer to use the script solution.  Unfortunately, what Daniel supplied:

But, it adds the first two records then subtracts any following numbers which isn’t helpful.

I’ve looked at the script, but don’t understand how it jumps out of the loop and starts subtracting instead of adding to the total.

Can you please give me a script that works?

[Daniel Leu]

Hi Glen, in your original script, you were reading the previous total from the wrong field. Now it should work as expected:

function toHrsMin(sec){
let str = "";

let h = Math.floor(sec / 3600);
let m = (sec / 60) % 60;
return h + ' hr, ' + m + ' mins';
}

function Accum_Tot() {

var records = form.getRecords();
    var currentRecordIndex = records.indexOf(record);

    if (currentRecordIndex > 0) {
        var previousRecord = records[currentRecordIndex-1];
        var previous_total = previousRecord.getFieldValue('fld-b2f9616bf5e44fb4880ad9addd2afc6e');
    } else {
    var previous_total = 0;
    }

var today = record.getFieldValue('fld-44acc9d2314f41beb3f2257ace5bae01');
var total = today + parseInt(previous_total);

console.log("Today: " + toHrsMin(today))
console.log("Previous: " + toHrsMin(previous_total))
console.log("Total: " + toHrsMin(total))

return total;
}

Accum_Tot();

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[Glen Forister]

I wondered about that, but I couldn’t find the “previous” and I still can’t find where you got:

‘fld-b2f9616bf5e44fb4880ad9addd2afc6e

I just thought it was the same field, but just the previous record of that field.  Hint please?

Thanks.

[Daniel Leu]

Yeah, it’s a bit tricky. In the form inspector panel,  select the field tab followed by the ‘previous’ field. Then scroll down. Underneath the Description field is the field ID.

 

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[Glen Forister]

Thanks, I’ve save that for later use in my TF file of questions and answers for easy searching.

[Glen Forister]

I was getting the ID numbers from the right spot, but just using the wrong Script.

At least I got the one I need to work working, the old one doesn’t want to work, but no time for that and it was primarily there as an example anyhow.

Thank.

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