From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
To: "Daniel J. Sinder" <djsinder@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Including row numbers in a table
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:59:37 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vdyau3sm.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <489D1FDB.2010603@gmail.com> (Daniel J. Sinder's message of "Fri\, 08 Aug 2008 21\:40\:59 -0700")
"Daniel J. Sinder" <djsinder@gmail.com> writes:
> I haven't used table formulas that much and I can't figure this one
> out. I'd like to include row numbers in the table itself. Something
> like this:
>
> | Row | Data Column 1 | Data Column 2 |
> |-----+----------------+---------------------|
> | 1 | some data | more data |
> | 2 | some more data | even more data |
> |-----+----------------+---------------------|
> | 3 | still more | yup, you guessed it |
> | 4 | and more | that's all |
>
>
> I'd like to use a formula for the first column so that if I move rows
> around using org commands, the row numbers can be easily
> re-calculated. Note that I'd like numbering to continue sequentially
> across horizontal lines.
>
> I've tried column formulas like @-1+1, but the horizontal lines get in
> the way. And if every row needs it's own formula, it's hardly better
> than just filling in the numbers.
>
> Can anyone suggest how to do this is a reasonably automated fashion?
>
| Row | Data Column 1 | Data Column 2 |
|-----+----------------+---------------------|
| 1 | some data | more data |
| 2 | some more data | even more data |
|-----+----------------+---------------------|
| 3 | and more | that's all |
| 4 | still more | yup, you guessed it |
|-----+----------------+---------------------|
#+TBLFM: $1=find(@I$2..@III$2,$2)
This assumes the data in Data Column 1 ($2) is unique
-Bernt
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2008-08-09 4:40 Including row numbers in a table Daniel J. Sinder
2008-08-09 5:59 ` Bernt Hansen [this message]
2008-08-09 6:57 ` Bernt Hansen
2008-08-09 7:04 ` Bernt Hansen
2008-08-09 8:16 ` Daniel J. Sinder
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