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--- action:Set_Variable_to_Calculation [2016/09/20 06:38] – peternlewis
+++ action:Set_Variable_to_Calculation [2023/11/11 03:40] (current) – [Formatting] peternlewis
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 ====== Set Variable to Calculation Action ======
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 As can be seen by the blue shade of the action gear menu there is an additional option for the action, specifically you can //Format the Result// using [[https://www.stairways.com/action/linkthru?unicodenumberformat|Unicode Number Format Patterns]] such as //#,##0.##//.
+(i) Note that numeric values in Keyboard Maestro allow only “full stop” decimal (.) and no thousand separators (except optional underscores), so the output of this action with formatting will likely not be a valid number for a Keyboard Maestro calculation in many locales. **It should be used only for display purposes.**
 ===== Result =====
-At the bottom of the action you can see the current value of the calculation.  If the calculation is invalidly formatted, the invalid part of the calculation will show up in red.  If the calculation would currently fail because an input variable does not currently have a numeric value, that variable will show up in orange.
+At the bottom of the action you can see the current value of the calculation.
+If the calculation is invalidly formatted, the invalid part of the calculation will show up in <color #ed1c24>RED</color>.
+If the calculation would currently fail because an input variable does not currently have a numeric value, that variable will show up in <color #ff7f27>ORANGE</color>.
 ===== Examples =====
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 ==== Example 2 ====
-{{:action:vars-.x.y.width.height-[]-160828.jpg?nolink|}}
+{{vars-x-y-width-height.png?597;nolink|}}
 ===== See Also =====
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 ==== Actions ====
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 * [[function:TRUNC|TRUNC()]]
 * [[:Functions|See all Functions]]
+==== Tokens ====
+* [[token:Calculate|%Calculate%]] token
+* [[token:CalculateFormat|%CalculateFormat%]] token
+* [[:Tokens|See all Tokens]]
 ==== Topics ====
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 * [[:Text Fields|Text Fields]]
 * [[:Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]]
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 ==== Forum ====
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 - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/can-i-create-a-structure-type-of-variable/3557/6|Can I create a "structure" type of variable?]]
-- [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com++Set+Variable+Calculation|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Set Variable to Calculation]]
+- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Set%20Variable%20Calculation|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Set Variable to Calculation]]