EvaluateAfter (x)

Basic and Crystal syntax.

Arguments

• x is any valid formula name.

Returns

None

Action

This function can be used to force one formula to be evaluated after another. For example, two separate formulas in your report may have the same evaluation time (BeforeReadingRecords, WhileReadingRecords, or WhilePrintingRecords), or they appear in the same section of the report and, therefore, are automatically evaluated while records are printing. In such cases, it is often unclear which formula is evaluated first.

In many situations, it may be unimportant which formula is evaluated first. However, some situations may require that one formula be evaluated after another. For instance, one formula may set the value of a variable while the other formula reads the value of that variable. The EvaluateAfter function can be used to force the second formula to be evaluated after the first formula has completed.

Examples

The following examples are applicable to both Basic and Crystal syntax:

EvaluateAfter({@SetVariable})

Forces the formula to wait until the @SetVariable formula has completed calculations.