I thought this worked, but it does not

[Jeff Harrison]

Ken Brody wrote:
[snip]

> What I'm saying is that you have two distinct totals being generated:
> 
> > > > :1 eq "T":aa=tot(6):
>                    ------  Contains the total of field 6 from those
>                            records where field 1 equals "T".
> 
> > > > :1 ne "T":aa=tot(7):
>                    ------  Contains the total of field 7 from those
>                            records where field 1 does not equal "T".
> 
> Remember, "aa=tot(6)" does not say "add the value of field 6 into aa",
> but rather "take the current running total of field 6 and 
> store it into
> field aa".  To say "only the last assignment is effective" would be a
> misstatement, just as it would to make that statement for this code:
> 
>     :1 eq "T":aa=6:
>     :1 ne "T":aa=7:
> 
> Obviously "only the last assignment is effective" in the 
> sense that each
> assignment replaces the contents of field aa.
> 
> -- 

Got ya.  I see where I was going wrong.  I was not looking at the tot as
assigning a running total, but rather I was looking at the dummy field and
assuming that it would accumulate the correct value based on the conditions
given.  It makes sense now.  Thanks.

Jeff Harrison
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