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In <1992Aug14.090939.14131@nntp.uoregon.edu> srussell@cie.uoregon.edu (Steven Russell) writes:

>Ok, here's another question:  I want to be able to create a field
>that adds values from two other fields.  If field "A" contains the
>value 20, and field "B" contains 17, I want my proposed field to
>become 37.  So far, this is trivial, but I would like this same field
>to be selectable for manual data entry if both fields "A" and "B" are
>undefined.  If this is not possible, I will settle for having the
>field be selectable for data entry without depending on the values in
>fields "A" and "B".  Is this possible, or am I asking too much?  I've
>looked through the manual for help with this, but haven't found a way
>to make it work.

The only way you could do this would be to define your proposed field as a
calculation field, let the calculation run, and thenb redefine it as a
number field. But you would have to re-run the calculation on an irregular
basis.

-Geoff
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