Frustration with formulas.db
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 25455
interpreted = N
texte = I'd like the taxRate to lookup on [State] if [ShipToState] is blank (so people don't have to enter a ShipToState seperately). My first thought is that this is easiest to do in formulas.db, something like:taxRate [interpret][lookup db=TaxRates.db&lookInField=State&value=[showif [ShipToState]>][ShipToState][/showif][showif [ShipToState]=][State][/showif]&returnField=taxRate¬Found=0.00][/inter pret]which seems to return the proper tax rate based on the value in [State], but the builtin [taxTotal] value always returns 0.00. Does this come from someplace else than [taxRate]*[taxableTotal]?A second, maybe related question, concerns ShipCosts.db. We want to charge $4 for the first item, and $2 for each item thereafter. Again, I thought it easiest to use this formula in ShipCosts.db:Shiptype [math]2.00+([lineitems](1*[quantity])[/lineitems])[/math]the logic here being $2.00 plus ($2 * the number of items), but this doesn't seem to work, either (even wrapped in [interpret])Can I not use formulas like [math] and [showif] in lookups like these?Thanks in advance,Kevin Lippert------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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I'd like the taxRate to lookup on [State] if [ShipToState] is blank (so people don't have to enter a ShipToState seperately). My first thought is that this is easiest to do in formulas.db, something like:taxRate [interpret][lookup db=TaxRates.db&lookInField=State&value=[showif [ShipToState]>][ShipToState][/showif][showif [ShipToState]=][State][/showif]&returnField=taxRate¬Found=0.00][/inter pret]which seems to return the proper tax rate based on the value in [State], but the builtin [taxTotal] value always returns 0.00. Does this come from someplace else than [taxRate]*[taxableTotal]?A second, maybe related question, concerns ShipCosts.db. We want to charge $4 for the first item, and $2 for each item thereafter. Again, I thought it easiest to use this formula in ShipCosts.db:Shiptype [math]2.00+([lineitems](1*[quantity])[/lineitems])[/math]the logic here being $2.00 plus ($2 * the number of items), but this doesn't seem to work, either (even wrapped in [interpret])Can I not use formulas like [math] and [showif] in lookups like these?Thanks in advance,Kevin Lippert------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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