Hi again

> Uwe Brauer <oub@mat.ucm.es> writes:


> This works for me:

>    #+TBLFM: $2=if(typeof(remote(table2, @@#$7)) == 12, string(""), remote(table2, @@#$7)); E



I just realized that the @@#$7 is not save against errors
#+begin_src 

* Simple remote
#+Name: table1
| Name   | Ex1 | Ex2 | Ex2 | Ex4 | Ex5 | ResSh1 |
|--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------|
| Smith  |   2 |   3 |   4 |   6 |   7 |        |
| Miller |   2 |  10 |   1 |   1 |   5 |     19 |
| Wick   |   1 |   2 |   3 |  10 |   2 |     18 |
#+TBLFM: $7=vsum($2..$6);f2


#+Name: table2   
| Name   | Ex1 | Ex2 | Ex2 | Ex4 | Ex5 | ResSh2 |
|--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------|
| Miller |   9 |   4 |   6 |   9 |   3 |     31 |
| Smith   |   8 |   3 |   5 |   8 |   9 |     33 |
| Wick   |   1 |   5 |   9 |   1 |   2 |     18 |
|--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------|
#+TBLFM: $7=vsum($2..$6);f2

#+Name: final
| Name   | ResSh1 | ResSh2 |
|--------+--------+--------|
| Smith  |        |     31 |
| Miller |     19 |     33 |
| Wick   |     18 |     18 |
|--------+--------+--------|
#+TBLFM: $2=if(typeof(remote(table1, @@#$7)) == 12, string(""), remote(table1, @@#$7)); E::$3=remote(table2,@@#$7)



#+end_src

As you can see in the table2 the row Miller-and-Smith have been
interchanged and so the final table ends up with incorrect values
However, (as somebody else suggested some time ago) the following
solution avoids that problem.

#+begin_src 


#+NAME: table3
| Name   | Ex1 | Ex2 | Ex2 | Ex4 | Ex5 | ResSh1 |
|--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------|
| Smith  |   2 |   3 |   4 |   6 |   7 |     22 |
| Miller |   2 |  10 |   1 |   1 |   5 |     19 |
| Wick   |   1 |   2 |   3 |  10 |   2 |     18 |
#+TBLFM: $7=vsum($2..$6);f2

#+NAME: table4   
| Name   | Ex1 | Ex2 | Ex2 | Ex4 | Ex5 | ResSh2 |
|--------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------|
| Miller |   2 |   1 |   6 |   9 |   3 |     21 |
| Smith  |   8 |   3 |   5 |   8 |   9 |     33 |
| Wick   |   1 |   5 |   9 |   1 |   2 |     18 |
#+TBLFM: $7=vsum($2..$6);f2

#+Name: final
| Name   | ResSh1 | ResSh2 | Total |
|--------+--------+--------+-------|
| Smith  |     22 | 33     |       |
| Miller |     19 | 21     |       |
| Wick   |     18 | 18     |       |
#+TBLFM: $2='(org-lookup-first $1 '(remote(table3, @1$1..@4$1)) '(remote(table3, @1$7..@4$7)))::$3='(org-lookup-first $1 '(remote(table4, @1$1..@4$1)) '(remote(table4, @1$7..@4$7)))

#+end_src
But I don't know you use use typeof in that case

Any ideas?

#+TBLFM: $2='(org-lookup-first $1 '(remote(table3, @1$1..@4$1)) if(typeof('(remote(table3, @1$7..@4$7))) == 12, string(""),(remote(table3, @1$7..@4$7))); E

Does not work

Uwe Brauer