From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: formula Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 08:07:04 +0200 Message-ID: <92686641-229C-43A6-9D9A-F49BD3EEB12B@gmail.com> References: <3678e0bb0908021558y35e887d2r481a7eb5a8ab7280@mail.gmail.com> <3678e0bb0908031653v6b1ec438kda7788e0b5df36a2@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MYDB3-0007lQ-1b for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:07:13 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MYDAy-0007ei-4R for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:07:12 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=59916 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MYDAx-0007eL-Ty for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:07:07 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f211.google.com ([209.85.219.211]:49332) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MYDAx-0005Iq-D5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:07:07 -0400 Received: by mail-ew0-f211.google.com with SMTP id 7so342183ewy.42 for ; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:07:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <3678e0bb0908031653v6b1ec438kda7788e0b5df36a2@mail.gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Haroldo Stenger Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Haroldo, instead of keeping us guessing what your table might look like, maybe you can just post it.... - Carsten On Aug 4, 2009, at 1:53 AM, Haroldo Stenger wrote: > Dear Carsten , > > Thanks ! That's exactly what I was in need of: a combination of a > column-formula and relative references in the formula. So far, so > good. Now, I have the formula line like this > > #+TBLFM: $5=@-1$5 + @-0$3 - @-0$4 > > and the very line I typed the formula gets calculated fine. If I > want another line into the bus, I go to the empty field in the same > column in another line, and go to the Calculate menu, and choose > recalculate line, and the fine result appears there , as expected. > But if I approach Calculate / Recalculate all , in fact , nothing > happens. I tried many times, without result. Recalc line works > perfectly, but that does not seem what I'm looking for, which would > be a recalculation of all the fields in the column that holds my > column-formula. I'll continue reading until I find out, but if you > come up with an answer earlier I'd be grateful in advance ! :-) > > best , > > haroldo > > 2009/8/3 Carsten Dominik > Hi Haroldo, > > > You cannot copy a formula easily from one field t the next with > shifting the reference like you would do in a normal spreadsheet. > However, you can use relative references (see the manual) in > order to write formulas in an invariant way, and then use basic > editing commands in the C-c ' buffer to define the formula for > many fields. Even better, use a column formula which allows > you to write a single formula for an entire column. > > - Carsten > > > On Aug 3, 2009, at 12:58 AM, Haroldo Stenger wrote: > > hi , I wonder how can a formula in a table be "copied" to a location > below, and its references be shifted alongwise automatically. I > checked every documentation I've found , but that "feature" does not > show up. I'm forced to copy the formula in in the C-c ' and then go > to each of the references and type S-downarrow as many times. I'd > thank any idea here. > > best regards, haroldo. > (thanks for org-mode, it's great) > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > >