Re: Frustration with formulas.db

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1999

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 25460
interpreted = N
texte = For the tax problem, make sure you have a field in the database namedtaxable with each product set to true or the tax will not work.As for your shipping, you need to fix your formula a bit.You formula:Shiptype [math]2.00+([lineitems](1*[quantity])[/lineitems])[/math]should be called shipcost, and is not going to calculate correctly becauseyou need to make it show everyline item qualtity.Try:Shipcost [hideif0=[math]0[lineitems]+[quantity][/lineitems][/math]][math]2.00+(2.00*(0[lineitems]+[quantity][/lineitems]))[/math][/hideif]This will add all the quantities up for you and also zero out the shippingcost if they check out the shoppingcart page before any items have beenadded.Brian BoegershausenWebCatalog Programmerwww.orderbywire.com----- Original Message -----From: Kevin Lippert To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 12:24 AMSubject: Frustration with formulas.db> 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 MessagingServer.> 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-------------------------------------------------------------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 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Frustration with formulas.db (Brian Boegershausen 1999)
Re: Frustration with formulas.db (Kevin Lippert 1999)
Re: Frustration with formulas.db (Brian Boegershausen 1999)
Re: Frustration with formulas.db (Brian Boegershausen 1999)
Re: Frustration with formulas.db (Kenneth Grome 1999)
Frustration with formulas.db (Kevin Lippert 1999)

For the tax problem, make sure you have a field in the database namedtaxable with each product set to true or the tax will not work.As for your shipping, you need to fix your formula a bit.You formula:Shiptype [math]2.00+([lineitems](1*[quantity])[/lineitems])[/math]should be called shipcost, and is not going to calculate correctly becauseyou need to make it show everyline item qualtity.Try:Shipcost [hideif0=[math]0[lineitems]+[quantity][/lineitems][/math]][math]2.00+(2.00*(0[lineitems]+[quantity][/lineitems]))[/math][/hideif]This will add all the quantities up for you and also zero out the shippingcost if they check out the shoppingcart page before any items have beenadded.Brian BoegershausenWebCatalog Programmerwww.orderbywire.com----- Original Message -----From: Kevin Lippert To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 12:24 AMSubject: Frustration with formulas.db> 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 MessagingServer.> 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-------------------------------------------------------------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 Brian Boegershausen

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