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--- token:Calculate [2015/07/15 06:24]
peternlewis created
+++ token:Calculate [2015/12/14 19:47]
JMichaelTX Add links per comments
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-The //%Calculate%1+2%// token returns the result of performing a calculation.
+{{:token:calculator-icon.png |}}===== Calculate Token =====
-This allows you to include any [function](:Functions) in a text field.
+The //%Calculate%//**<formula>**//%// [[:Tokens|token]] returns the **numeric** result of performing a calculation,\\
+where //**`<formula>`**// may be any of the following:
+  * Mathematical formula like `(2 + 3)*12`
+  * Use any [[token:Variable|Variable]] which may be evaluated as a number, like\\   `(MyVarWordsPerSec * 60)/MyVarWordsPerPage` would yield the number of pages per minute
+  * Use any of the built-in Keyboard Maestro [functions](:Functions), like [[function:RANDOM|RANDOM(10)]]
+  * Get the numeric value of an Variable array element, like `MyVar[2]`\\  "`10,05,12,08`" returns "`5`" \\  (Arrays may contain only numeric data)
+A reminder that the following are only equivalent if the [[token:Variable|Variable]] is numeric:
+* [%Variable%Count%](Variable)
+* %Calculate%Count%
+So, if MyVar is "`005`", then\\
+  * %Variable%MyVar% will return `005`
+  * %Calculate%MyVar% will return `5`

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