Solution / Reports and Basic Arithmetic

Description: Hi, I have just started learning FileMaker Pro. I started with this basic arithmetic and adding of data into a report. An automated Tally Sheet that sums up 3 numbers and be able to add another record. However, Is there a way to make the program more functional by Entering Records of Candidates with the corresponding list of votes per Room (ie. 100 Rooms), inputs the Date/Time it was recorded and the partial Tally per candidate. I was able to add Candidates and sum up votes per room but in a manual manner. I hope somebody could help me with my problem. Thank you.

Here's a sample of the code i've previously done:

Field:

candidate ID : 001

candidate Name : XXX XXXX

Room1 : 12

Room2 : 10

Room3 : 8

Total : 30

Total=Sum(Rm1,Rm2,Rm3)

* But i tried doing this program manually. How can i store multiple votes (per Room) in a single TextField and Display in Matrix format the Time/Date the vote per Room is encoded and Partial Vote per Candidate?

* What object to use and how, to be able to display a Canvass/Tally per candidate?

Hope you could help me solve this problem. Thank you

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Author(s): dharma80

Date: 03/15/07

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I think that there should be at least two tables; one for candidate information and the other for votes. You may need a third table for rooms but not knowing your complete setup, I can not comment.

You can then use a summary report or the Sum() function to total the counts for each candidate.