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.
This page provides the following information:
The general form is
{get-data:name=[Field Name]|format=[date or number format]}Default value{get-data} |
In this example, there is no data to get.
{get-data:name=Group Name.Field Name|format=#,##0.00}Default value{get-data} |
The output of the get data macro is "Default value."
Default value |
In this example, there is a date to get.
{date-data:YearMonthDay|format=yyyy-MMM-dd}today{date-data}
{get-data:name=YearMonthDay|format=yyyy-MMM-dd}{get-data}
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The date 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.
today |
The date selected changes and the get data macro displays the last date selected when the page is saved and refreshes automatically.
The general form is
{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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An example follows.
The date data macro establishes the date, initially the date the macro was created. The repeating data macro displays a plus sign in the Edit Contents view. Click the plus sign to add one or more date displays, selected from the calendar picker provided by the date data macro.
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The get data macro displays data selected from the first date data macro only.