Bug 143773 - Entering operations in Base Forms
Summary: Entering operations in Base Forms
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Base (show other bugs)
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7.0.2.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2021-08-07 17:40 UTC by carlram9871
Modified: 2021-08-08 15:38 UTC (History)
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Description carlram9871 2021-08-07 17:40:46 UTC
Description:
I haven't found a way to enter data as "5+2" or "8*7" and have it evaluated in a field in the Base forms. I would like to know if it is possible to do it. If it isn't, I think it would be an improvement. It would be great if it would be possible to select the way the data is stored and shown. For example, stored as "5+2" or "7" and shown as "5+2" or "7".


Reproducible: Always


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Comment 1 Robert Großkopf 2021-08-08 07:08:43 UTC
You could set a query instead of a table as data source for a form. Queries could calculate the values you want. But you have to input the values in different fields, if you will use the calculation in a form.

This doesn't work during input a new row. So you could only see the result in an existing row.
Comment 2 carlram9871 2021-08-08 10:48:01 UTC
There you have it. It would be an enhancement yo be ABEL to do it in a simple way.
Comment 3 carlram9871 2021-08-08 12:34:25 UTC
There you have it. It would be an enhancement to be able to do it in a simple way.
Comment 4 Robert Großkopf 2021-08-08 15:38:10 UTC
Such a feature doesn't exist in a simple way. So it is a new ask for enhancement.

One hint: There a many asks for enhancement since a long time (nearly 200 for Base). Best is to find a developer, who will work for it:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/buglist.cgi?bug_severity=enhancement&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO&component=Base&list_id=1339723&product=LibreOffice&query_format=advanced