It and formula

[kwirky]

Hello,
I am trying to create an if and then formula, but am not having any luck. I am hoping someone can help with the syntax (or formula).

I have sales data which I want to identify which ones contain 2 specific values.

my formula is as follows:

if {Jobs.Site} = "WW" and
{Jobs.CustomerName} like "ABC*" then
"Accept"

So within my Jobs table, I have two things I want the report to look for and if they BOTH match, to use that result. It cannot be either one, it must be BOTH.

I am using CR 2008 and SQL database.

Thank you

 

[lbass]

Your syntax is correct, so what it wrong with the results that are being returned?

-LB

 

[kwirky]

I wasn't getting anything at all.

I retested it and found that there is actually a space before WW which I couldn't see. I copied the data directly from the table and then found the space.

I then amended the "WW" to be " WW" and it works fine.

Thanks for your time

 

[Madawc]

You could have done it more quickly, as

{Jobs.Site} = " WW" and
{Jobs.CustomerName} like "ABC*"

The formula field @Selecting would then show True or False, but you could just reference it by name, e.g.

{your.code} = "YWY"
and @Selecting

Madawc Williams (East Anglia, UK). Using Crystal 2008 with SQL and Windows XP

 

[MCuthill]

Kwirky,

Another option for dealing with errant spaces at the beginning or end of a field (assuming there is not another "set" of records without the space that you want excluded) by using the TRIM() function on your field; which removes spaces from the start and end of a text field.

Your formula would then appear as:
{@YourFormulaField}

[blue]IF TRIM[/blue]({Jobs.Site}) = "WW" [blue]AND[/blue]
{Jobs.CustomerName} [blue]LIKE[/blue] "ABC*" [blue]THEN[/blue] "Accept"

Cheers!

Mike
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