Divide column by value from another table

[#1]

Hello,

I need your help to devide  columns by a variable from another table

dt is a big table with a lot of columns

dt2 has 2 columns "Names" (contains column names from dt)  and "DivideValue"  ( could be 10, 100, 10000,...)

I want to divide dt columns by the dt2 Dividevalue IF dt column nane  = dt2 Names.

I could create a new column with formula, then remove property and delete "old column", but I guess we could apply a formula to the curent columns ?

I found that we can apply a custom format like below : A/10

Column( "A" ) << set Format( "Custom", Formula( (value/10)) ), 5, 0 );

But in the for loop I cannot make it working.

colnamedt = {};	
N = N Col(dt);
R = N Row(dt2);
	
For(k = 1, k <= N, k++,
	colnamedt = Column( dt,k ) << getname();
	for (i=1, i <= R, i++,
		if (( dt2:Names[i]==colname),
	     Column( dt,k ) << set Format( "Custom", Formula( (value/dt2:DivideValue[i]) ), 5, 0 );
		););
     );

Thanks

Geof
    

@martindemel 

[#2 · Accepted solution]

JMP can directly reference any specific cell in any open JMP data table, therefore, performing your request is fairly simple

Names Default To Here( 1 );

dt = Data Table( "dt" );
dt2 = Data Table( "dt2" );

For( i = 1, i <= N Rows( dt2 ), i++,
	If( Try( Column( dt, dt2:Names[i] ) << get name, "" ) != "",
		For( k = 1, k < N Rows( dt ), k++,
			Column( dt, dt2:Names[i] )[k] = Column( dt, dt2:Names[i] )[k] / dt2:Divide Value[i]
		)
	)
);

[#3]

Thank you !!!