Re: [O] table formula help...

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Thierry Banel <address@hidden> writes:

> Le 07/12/2014 10:40, Michael Brand a écrit :
>>
>> I suggest that orgaggregate lets the user specify a TBLFM to be
>> inserted and updated. Missing target columns are added automatically,
>> it would result in
>>
>> #+BEGIN: aggregate :table "work" :cols "Translator sum(Chars) sum(Lines)"
>> | Translator      | sum(Chars) | sum(Lines) |          |
>> |-----------------+------------+------------+----------|
>> | Austin Woerner  |            |         84 |   840.00 |
>> | Eric Abrahamsen |       6633 |            |  4643.10 |
>> | Canaan Morse    |      16984 |            | 11888.80 |
>> | Lucas Klein     |            |         34 |   340.00 |
>> #+TBLFM: $4 = $2 * 0.7 + $3 * 10; %.2f
>> #+END:
>>
>
> I do agree, Michael, this is probably the way to go.
> Maybe the TBLFM should be taken care of for any kind of dynamic blocks,
> not only aggregate (columnview, clocktable, propview, invoice,
> transpose, and any future dynamic block).
>
> Regards
> Thierry

I thought of the same thing when I first started playing, but my plans
to provide a "quick patch" foundered when I looked at the code. Who knew
that, when I got up in the morning, it would all be implemented and
waiting in Melpa! Thanks so much to you both! I think this really
improves the usefulness of this package.

Eric