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    Calculated field returns field name

    I have a report generated from a crosstab. It is a very simple report with calculated fields (total)in the report footer. It is these fields that are returning the field name instead of adding the column.
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    RE: Calculated field returns field name

    Roz,

    I had this happpen to me, only mine ocurred on a form with subforms. Don't know why and I'm don't remember what I did to solve the problem. I do remember deleting the field and redoing it. I suspect this involves a set so recheck the links, indices, etc.

    Hopefully, someone will know why this reason this occurs.

    Good Luck,

    kenn
    TYVM :) kenn

    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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      #3
      RE: Calculated field returns field name

      I believe this is how Alpha Five tells you there's something wrong with the calculated field. You might check each expression carefully to verify, for example that each field referenced in the expression is actually present in the table or set upon which the report is based.

      -- tom

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        #4
        RE: Calculated field returns field name

        This is a basic field created by the calculated field wizard to total field named "19990715" created from a crosstab db of staffhrs.dbf

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          #5
          RE: Calculated field returns field name

          I tried that several times, even used the wizard. There are no links other than having created this db from crosstabbing the original db.

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            #6
            RE: Calculated field returns field name

            whenever for whatever reason Alpha can't get the result for a calculation is retruns the field name, check the sntex of the filed the calculation is looking for somthing thats missing
            Dan
            Daniel Weiss
            EZ Link Software

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              #7
              RE: Calculated field returns field name

              Roz,

              You might check the structure of the table created by the crosstab to be sure it is numeric. Sometimes the way you set up the crosstab results in improper field characteristics. If you are tracking employee hours by day, the first line of the crosstab should be the "employee ID" summarized by column. The next line should be the date expression (i.e. dtoc(date_field)) summarized by row. The third line should be the "number_hours" field summarized by total. If the "number_hours" field in the master table is numeric, the resulting crosstab would have a field value for each employee on each date for which there is a record,in a numeric format. This field can then be totalled in the footer.

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                #8
                RE: Calculated field returns field name

                Alpha doesn't like fields or tables to be named as numbers. If you must use a "number named" field, precede it with an underscore or some other innocuous character.

                This may be part of the problem.
                There can be only one.

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                  #9
                  RE: Calculated field returns field name

                  Roz,

                  Make sure the field width (in table, form, report etc.)is sufficient to hold the total created by the crosstab operation.

                  Bill
                  Bill Hanigsberg

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                    #10
                    RE: Calculated field returns field name

                    It think that was the problem. In the older version my crosstab columns were converted to column 1, column 2, and so on. Thanks everyone for you help.

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                      #11
                      RE: Calculated field returns field name

                      I haven't had this problem in quite awhile, but
                      I agree with William. If I made the field width
                      larger (wider) it would work. Don't understand
                      why, but it worked.

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