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Display and Format Field Data with the Get-data Macro
The get-data macro displays stored field data and provides for formatting. When data is inside a table-data or repeating-data macro, the get-data macro can retrieve it, which the Reporting plugin macro, reporting-info, is not able to do. (The Reporting plugin is not installed on this site).
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Get-data Macro
The general form is:
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{get-data:name=[Field Name]|format=[date or number format]}Default value{get-data} |
In this example, there is no data to get.
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{get-data:name=Group Name.Field Name|format=#,##0.00}Default value{get-data} |
The output of the get data macro is "Default value."
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In this example, there is a date to get.
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{date-data:YearMonthDay|format=yyyy-MMM-dd}today{date-data} {get-data:name=YearMonthDay|format=yyyy-MMM-dd}{get-data} |
The data data macro establishes the date, initially today's date when the macro was created. Afterwards, in the Edit Contents view select a new date from the calendar picker.
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The get data macro displays the last date selected.
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Get-data Macro Used with Repeating-data Macro
An example follows. In the edit view, the graphical plus sign was clicked twice to repeat the data.
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{repeating-data:MonthDayYear} {date-data:YearMonthDay|format=yyyy-MMM-dd}today{date-data} {repeating-data} {get-data:name=YearMonthDay|format=yyyy-MMM-dd}{get-data} |
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