GetSummary
Purpose
Returns the value of summaryField for the current range of records when the file is sorted by breakField.
Format
GetSummary(summaryField;breakField)
Parameters
summaryField -
field of type
summary, or an
expression that returns a reference to one.
breakField - field, or an expression that returns a reference to one. To calculate a
grand summary value, use the same summary field for both the summary field and the
break field parameters.
GetSummary must be set up in the same table as the break field.
Data type returned
number, date, time, timestamp
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
This function produces
subsummary values. If the file isn’t
sorted by the break field, the result is blank.
When a summary field is also used as the break field, returns the summary field value for the entire
found set of records (a grand summary value).
Use GetSummary to capture summary values when you want to:
•use summary values in a calculation
Calculations using the
GetSummary function are
unstored.
Notes
Examples
GetSummary(Total Sales;Country) returns a summary of all records pertaining to the value in the Country field.
GetSummary(Total Sales, if(Number of Countries > 1, Country, Sales Zone)) returns a summary of Total Sales by Country if Number of Countries is greater than 1. Otherwise, it returns a summary of Total Sales by Sales Zone.
GetSummary(Total Sales;Total Sales) produces a summary of all records (similar to using a summary field, which is a total of total sales).
If(ThisCharge > 3 * GetSummary(AvgCharge;Customer), "Verify this charge", " ") displays Verify this charge if the current charge is greater than three times the average charge.
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