How to Use a UDF to Calculate Percentages in a Report

 Last reviewed: July 31, 1995
Article ID: Q132727
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, version 2.6a

SUMMARY

To calculate percentages of a group total in report using the Report Writer, you must create a UDF (user defined function).

MORE INFORMATION

The FoxPro Report Writer calculates totals in a top down manner. To get a detail item's percentage of a total that resides in the group footer band, the total must first be calculated in the group header. This can be accomplished by using the following code in a UDF: 

   SET TALK OFF
   PUBLIC msum     && initialize variable for sum total
   msum=0
   y=RECNO()       && store record number to variable so total from
   * previous group is not added on
   x=<field name>  && store field which is grouped to variable
   SUM <numeric field name> FOR  x=<field name> TO msum
   GO y
   RETURN msum     && this will simply display the total in the group
   * header that appears in the group footer
For more information about UDFs, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q113754
   TITLE     : "Syntax Error" When Verifying UDF() in Report Writer

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbtool kbcode
KBSubcategory: FxtoolRwriter

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Last reviewed: July 31, 1995
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