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Chapter 5 : Using Processes
5.5. Mathematic Operation
General introduction The Mathematic Operation process allows you to perform the following
operations on a variable:
Add
Substract
Multiply
Divide
Calculate the remainder after a division operation (%)
Mathematic
Operation
To perform an arithmetic operation on a variable, proceed as follows:
1 Add the process Mathematic Operation to your label program
2 In the Value 1 box, type or select the first variable or enter a
value to be the first part of the operation.
3 Click the operation to be performed on the data.
4 In the Value 2 box, type or select the second variable or enter a
value to be the second part of the operation.
5 Enter a value in the Integer box to indicate the number of integers
you want in the resulting number. A ‘5’ here will allow a maximum
number of 99999.
6 Enter a value in the Decimal box to indicate how many decimal
positions you want in the resulting number. A ‘2’ here will allow a
maximum decimal of 0.99.
7 In the Sign box, select the sign, if any, you want to precede the
resulting number.
8 In the Result Variable box, select or create the variable in which
you want to save the resulting number and click OK.
9 In the Output Format box select the special format, if any, that
you want applied to the resulting number. Select the Fill of your
choice:
Click Zeroes or Blank to fill the open spaces with zeroes or
blanks when the input data is smaller than the required input.
Click None if no fill is desired.
10 Click OK
Example This example computes a total price by calculating a tax into a price.
This process formats the resulting variable with 5 integers with leading
blanks and 2 decimal positions.
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