Specifications

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Computed field input fields When you display the dialog box for a
computed field, the settings are a little different. You can specify the input field
name and its expression on the Compute page.
Computed fields
Computed fields have an expression that specifies the value of the computed
field. In rich text, they are represented as input fields, too. You specify a name
and an expression. The data value comes from evaluating the expression and
cannot be edited.
❖ To define a computed field:
1 Select Insert>Control>Computed Field.
Predefined computed fields
You can also select one of the predefined computed fields at the bottom of
the menu. InfoMaker provides several predefined computed fields, but in
a RichText report, only the page number (Page n of n) and today’s date
(Today()) are available.
2 Click in the text where you want the computed field to appear.
If you do not select a predefined computed field, InfoMaker displays the
dialog box for the computed field:
3 On the Compute page, name the computed field and specify its expression.
4 (Optional) On the Font page, specify text formatting.
5 (Optional) On the Format page, specify a display format.