Re: noob question : In a table , how to update a formula when inserting a new line

From: Matt Chastagnier <workandroll@gmail.com>
To: w t <1218121@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: noob question : In a table , how to update a formula when inserting a new line
Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 18:06:06 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTik-A8mOLV7KTEvlBv3m8w_E4ciprF589neErCgl@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <z2p7b47b5191005072048z583ae4f6of5466719bb1072b7@mail.gmail.com>

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That's it !!! Big thank you w t ... it was due to that blank line between
table and the line "#+TBLFM"
Thank you Nick Docos too for your reply :)

cheers

Matt

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 5:48 AM, w t <1218121@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Matt Chastagnier <workandroll@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've just started with org-mode and have done several tutorials. But I'm
> > stuck with this problem for 3 hours :
> >
> >
> > I have :
> >
> > | item    | quantity |
> > |---------+----------|
> > | laptop  |        4 |
> > | desktop |        7 |
> > |---------+----------|
> > | Total   |       11 |
> >
> > #+TBLFM: @4$2=vsum(@I..@II)
> >
> > I insert a new line [because I will want to add a new item] (M-S down)
> and
> > update the table (C-u C-c C-c) :
> >
> > | item    | quantity |
> > |---------+----------|
> > | laptop  |        4 |
> > | desktop |        7 |
> > |         |       11 |
> > |---------+----------|
> > | Total   |       11 |
> >
> > #+TBLFM: @4$2=vsum(@I..@II)
> >
> > but my formula isn't updated automatically so the wrong field is updated.
> I
> > would like the formula to become @5$2 instead of @4$2 automatically.
>
> Before editing the table make sure there is no blank line between the
> table and the line "#+TBLFM: @4$2=vsum(@I..@II)". Then use the
> M-S-<down> command.
>

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