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Re: [O] table formula help...
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Thomas S. Dye |
Subject: |
Re: [O] table formula help... |
Date: |
Fri, 05 Dec 2014 21:37:06 -1000 |
Aloha Eric,
One approach would normalize the =counts= table= and use a SQL query to
generate the payments table.
#+name: counts
| id | Piece | N | Unit | Translator |
| 1 | foo | 84 | line | bar |
| 2 | baz | 6633 | char | foobar |
The query would sum over =N= conditional on =Unit= and group by
=Translator=. I can't write the query off the top of my head.
hth,
Tom
Eric Abrahamsen <address@hidden> writes:
> I never seem to use the spreadsheet unless it's some horribly
> complicated thing I don't know how to calculate... Can someone lend me a
> hand?
>
> I'm calculating payment rates for contributors (actually translators) to
> a magazine.
>
> I've got two tables: The first is essentially a table of contents,
> listing pieces with their character count (prose), or line count
> (poetry), plus who translated it.
>
> The second is a list of translators, with their total character/line
> count, and how much they're owed.
>
> I'm having a hell of a time getting the column formulas right:
> specifically referencing one table from another. The first table looks
> like this:
>
> #+NAME: counts
> | Piece | Chars | Lines | Translator |
> +----------------+--------+-------+------------------+
> | 凤凰 | | 84 | Austin Woerner |
> | 王血 | 6633 | | Eric Abrahamsen |
> | 赵氏孤儿 | 16984 | | Canaan Morse |
> | 山鬼故家 | | 24 | Lucas Klein |
> | 寂静何其深沉 | | 10 | Lucas Klein |
>
> And the second:
>
> #+NAME: payments
> #+CONSTANTS: prose=0.7 poetry=10
> | Translator | Total Chars | Total Lines | Payment |
> |------------------+-------------+-------------+---------|
> | Austin Woerner | | | |
> | Eric Abrahamsen | | | |
> | Canaan Morse | | | |
> | Lucas Klein | | | |
>
> In this second table, the formula I want for the "Total Chars" column
> is:
>
> "Set each row of $2 in table payments to the sum of all numbers in $2 of
> remote(counts), if $2 is not empty, and if $4 of remote(counts) is equal
> to $1 of table payments."
>
> The formula for "Total Lines" would be exactly the same, but with the
> $2s all switched to $3. I can handle adding up the amounts!
>
> Is it possible to iterate over all the rows in another table like this?
> Is there a better way I could be arranging my tables?
>
> Thanks for any tips!
>
> Eric
>
>
>
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Thomas S. Dye
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