Bart Bunting <b...@bunting.net.au> writes: > On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:34:02 -0400, Dan Davison <davi...@stats.ox.ac.uk> > wrote: > Dan, > > Thank you very much for that explanation! > > This makes the whole thing much clearer. > > Do you know where the sbe call is documented in the manual? I couldn't > find it my self.
It's documented in the original Worg pages here http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/intro.php#spreadsheet but you're right, it looks like that information is completely lacking from the manual. I've added it as a babel development TODO. Thanks for pointing that out, Dan > > Thanks again. > > Bart > > >> Bart Bunting <b...@bunting.net.au> writes: >> >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > I'm trying to get my head around babel and getting info back into a >> > table. >> > >> > The below org file tracks expenses and the perl code simply sums them >> > up. >> > >> > The code is working but I now want to get the total back into another >> > table. What I have is not >> > working can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong here? >> > >> > Cheers >> > >> > Bart >> > >> > * Expenses >> > >> > #+tblname: expenses >> > |------------+-----------------------------------+--------| >> > | Date | What | Amount | >> > |------------+-----------------------------------+--------| >> > | 2010-07-26 | Breakfast | 5 | >> > | 2010-07-26 | groceries | 8.5 | >> > | 2010-07-26 | butchers - chicken | 5.5 | >> > | 2010-07-27 | umart - video card, kvm, speakers | 136 | >> > >> > * Code >> > >> > #+srcname: totals >> > #+begin_src perl :var details=expenses[1:-1] >> > my $total = 0; >> > foreach my $row (@$details) { >> > $total += @$row[2]; >> > } >> > >> > return $total; >> > #+end_src >> > >> > #+results: totals >> > : 155 >> > >> > >> > >> > * Totals >> > >> > | Total | #ERROR | >> > #+TBLFM: $2=#+call: totals(details=expenses) >> >> Hi Bart, >> >> You've mixed up #+call and sbe there. sbe is what you want to use in a >> table formula; #+call and #+lob are for standalone lines. Here are a few >> examples of different ways to do what you're doing. Hopefully they make >> things clear. >> >> Dan >> >> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- >> >> * Totals >> ** Using a table formula >> >> *** Relying on default argument to totals block >> | Total | 155 | >> #+TBLFM: $2='(sbe "totals") >> >> *** Providing argument explicitly >> >> The dots are a bug. We'll fix it. >> >> **** version 1 >> | Total | 155... | >> #+TBLFM: $2='(sbe "totals(details=expenses[1:-1])") >> >> **** version 2 >> | Total | 155... | >> #+TBLFM: $2='(sbe "totals" (details "expenses[1:-1]")) >> >> >> ** Using call/lob >> >> #+call and #+lob are synonyms >> >> *** Relying on default argument to totals block >> >> #+call: totals() >> >> #+results: totals() >> : 155 >> >> or equivalently (it outputs into the same results block): >> >> #+lob: totals() >> >> *** Providing argument explicitly >> #+call: totals(details=expenses[1:-1]) >> >> #+results: totals(details=expenses[1:-1]) >> : 155 >> >> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- >> >> >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
