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r_pearsall
Level I

Is there a way to reference a constant value in a data table without making a column for it?

I have a simple table with a column for mass of powder measured and another column for the resulting volume calculation. I could include an additional column for the known density, but I was wondering if there is a way to have a reference to a constant instead creating a column for it where all the values are identical. 

Robert Pearsall
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Re: Is there a way to reference a constant value in a data table without making a column for it?

Make a table variable. Click the red triangle in the Table Panel of the data table and choose New Table Variable. 

Dan Obermiller

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Re: Is there a way to reference a constant value in a data table without making a column for it?

Make a table variable. Click the red triangle in the Table Panel of the data table and choose New Table Variable. 

Dan Obermiller
r_pearsall
Level I

!Re: Is there a way to reference a constant value in a data table without making a column for it?

Thanks Dan! This is perfect. I appreciate the tip.

Robert Pearsall
txnelson
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Re: Is there a way to reference a constant value in a data table without making a column for it?

I hope I am understanding what you want.  So lets say, you have a column A and a column B and you want to add them together and multiply by a constant value of 7.  The formula for the new column would be

( :A + :B ) * 7;

Is this what you are asking for?

Jim