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Quote rlivermore Replybullet Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 11:30am
That helps but when I create a new formula and attempt to save it, it complains.
 
shared numbervar mnths;
local numbervar x :=month({tblServiceOrders.DateReceived});
if x < 12 then
  mnths := x +1;
 
<<< highlights the text below with error: remaining text does not appear to be part of formula >>>
 
else
  mnths := 1;
mnths
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Quote lockwelle Replybullet Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 12:10pm
remove the semi colon after x + 1...I never remember if it is necessary or not on the first part of a if then else clause.
 
at least that is the first thing that I would try.
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Quote kevlray Replybullet Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 12:12pm
The semi-colon goes at the end of the if statement (unless you have multiple statements embedded in then .. else clauses.

If it gets too complicated, I change over to Basic syntax.  It is a lot easier for me to follow.
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Quote lockwelle Replybullet Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 12:33pm
yeah, basic is simple that way, but my brain is so used to CR syntax, that even though I program in basic, I find it a pain in CR.
 
I figure adding it can't hurt too much, if I get an error, I remove the semi-colon.
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Quote rlivermore Replybullet Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 1:11pm
Looks like removing the semi colon did the trick. I ran the report for last years data and it seemed to calculate correctly. Thank you for your help!
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