I'm aware of data validations in Axlsx, however I'm not sure that's what I'm looking for here. I don't want to validate any data per se, but want any cell notices (in Excel here) to to be ignored.
For example, a notice I'm seeing on a couple of cells is:
The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe.
I tried doing something like this to select the whole worksheet and avoid showing any validation erros, however it didn't work for me:
sheet.add_data_validation("A1:H100", {
showErrorMessage: false
})
Can I use a Data validation to avoid displaying these notices in Excel?
This is one of the error checking options found in Excel Options ► Formulas ► Error checking rules ► Numbers formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe. (or Alt+F,T,F then Alt+H)
To halt the display of these error control messages through VBA, run the following line of code.
Application.ErrorCheckingOptions.NumberAsText = False
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When generating tables in SPSS with the calculation of the mode it will show a footnote when multiple modes are present ("a. Multiple modes exist. The smallest value is shown").
There is a way to hide this footnote, but the hidden footnote will still take up an empty row in the output. For processing reasons I would like to delete the footnote entirely.
I have been trying to do this with the Output Modify command in the syntax, but can't get it to work. There are commands for selecting the footnotes:
/TABLECELLS
SELECT = ["expression", COUNT, MEAN, MEDIAN, RESIDUAL,
PERCENT, SIGNIFICANCE, POSITION(integer),
BODY, HEADERS, FOOTNOTES, TITLE, CAPTION, …]
And for deleting objects:
/DELETEOBJECT DELETE={NO**}
{YES }
But trying to combine these does not yield the wanted result. Is what I am trying to do possible? Or maybe a suggestion for another solution?
Thanks in advance!
try adding "NOTESCAPTIONS = NO" at the end of your OUTPUT MODIFY syntax.
that should remove all notes and captions in the output.
no need to use "DELETEOBJECT" subcommand.
In Google Sheets, I created a data validation cell to select different time slots. I am getting an error when choosing 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 even tho all of them are in the list. Error says: "Invalid: Input must be an item on the specified list"
Added the data validation like this:
Thanks a lot in advance!
The file is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NSBx87sWScwe2Vtp9FOcH3BupvPJ_jzISUeAk6gSBOM/edit#gid=612415402
Make sure to actually pick a choice on the dropdown OR your input is exactly the same with the choice.
By default, when you manually enter 6:00-9:00 it automatically adds 0 in the beginning as sheets has detected your input as time.
So you should update your data validation list to use 06:00-09:00 instead so it matches when sheets adjusts your input when they are manually entered.
What I am currently trying to do in BIRT 4.5 is repeat only a specific part of my tables header. However when I set it to repeat the header it always repeats the entire header.
Is there a way to only repeat a specific part of the header?
In my example - there is two headers, the "table name" and the "column headings". I only want the column headings to repeat. I have a feeling its likely going to be a scripted fix, but have no idea where to go to start it.
this might get tricky because headers can be repeated for groups but also for pagebreaks.
Not the most fancy, but you should get something working by defining a global variable on the page script
var headerCount = 0;
Then select an element in the header, open the onPrepare script and have it increment the counter:
headerCount = headerCount + 1;
with this information, you can make true/false statements in the visibility property.
Each object has onPrepare, onCreate, onRender and onPagebreak scripts. Not sure what the exact difference, so you have to experiment a bit with this. (because when an element should increase the counter, but is not rendered due to the visibility clause, you can get unexpected results.)
Good luck!
Using Actuate eReport Designer Professional 9 SErvice Pack 3 Fix 2
I am attempting to set a text control's ValueExp property to display a string consisting of a division result concatenated with some static text. I want the division result to display as an integer if there is no remainder. Otherwise, I want only 1 decimal place.
There will be conditional logic involved, but I will be able to handle that. What I am really looking for is, using the Expression Builder only, can I format numbers. For example, how would I get the expression, 5/3 & " text" to display 1.7 text? This guess,
round(5/3, 1) & " text"
threw errors for "illegal variable use (round)" and "operator not found for these types"
From Dominique's answer, this effort:
BirtMath.round(5/3, 1)
resulted in an illegal variable use on BirtMath.
Try this:
BirtMath.round(5/3, 1) + " text"
(tested on BIRT Eclipse designer, this should be the same with actuate professional designer)
What finally got the job done was:
Format(5/3, "##.#") & " text"
Dominique's answer refers to BIRT, which is a completely different technology/product.
If you want to display a numeric value with special formatting, a Text Control is not the best choice here. Instead, you should use a numeric control of the appropriate type (for example, a Double Control) and either override the GetText() method of that control to handle the display formatting or use Conditional Formatting. The reason this is a better solution is that data search and export will not work properly with a Text Control.
Note that you can use a format pattern like this: "#,##0 \T\e\x\t" instead of concatenating the string; this technique is needed when you are using Conditional Formatting.
Personally, I would prefer you to use Conditional Formatting, because I put a lot of effort into designing that feature of e.Reports, and I'd like to see more people using it. :) But overriding GetText() is probably easier in your specific situation, due to the need to do more complex string manipulation to eliminate the trailing decimals.
I want to add that with BIRT, you can also format the text in a more 'graphic' way, without the need for SQL ... in case it is useful to someone ...
Select the Object - Properties - Format Number - You choose the Format
there is variety for each case and in addition to adding the custom format.
Of course, it is everyone's decision to how format the text, and it is always good to know how it is done in different ways!
Using Crystal Reports 10 and vb6/classic (although I expect its the same in any language),
is it possible to change a suppression formula on a Group header section dynamically from code.
I'm basically changing the GroupConditionField on a specific group dynamically according to user input, but on that group header there is a suppression field formula containing a check on a grouped sum.
Sum ({#ColourTotal}, {Table.Field}) =0
If this is true, the group gets suppressed. This obviously comes up with an error complaining it can't find the group when the GroupConditionField is changed through code.
So is there a way to change the suppress formula for a specific group from within code?
I apologize this is C# but I had it handy. I need to so something similar so I have a formula that I set to a value from my program. The report checks this value to decide whether to suppress or not. I suspect you can use the same technique to change the formula, but I'm too lazy to test it my self.
report.DataDefinition.FormulaFields["Florida"].Text = (Convert.ToBoolean(option.EffectiveValue) == true ? "1" : "0");
This code just sets the formula field, "Florida" to either 0 or 1.
I believe I have found a way to do it using the Group Selection Formula under
Report->Selection Formulas-> Group inside the actual report.
Not ideal and will involve some reformatting but should work.