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[quote][i]Originally posted by hesaboogie[/i]
[br]Origin Ver. and Service Release (Select Help-->About Origin): 8.6
Operating System: WinXP

hi,
i'm new to labtalk etc. so i think the solution to my problem is probably very easy, but i read through the labtalk help and it still won't work.

I want to calculate values (density) in a column depending on the existing of a value in another column (volume). If the sample is a cylinder, i can calculate the density with the mass, diameter and length and the volume column is empty. If not, i can calculate the density by mass/volume. So i tried the "Set values" dialog and put this in the script window:

[code]
range rvolume = Col(AE);
range rmass = Col(AA);
range rdiameter = Col(AC);
range rlength = Col(AD);

rcylinder = (rmass / ((rdiameter / 2 ) ^ 2 * pi * rlength * 1000000);
rother = rvolume / rmass * 1000;

if (rvolume > 0) rrho = rother;
else rrho = rcylinder;
[/code]

then i type "rrho" in the column formula panel, but nothing happens and i don't know why.
What do i do wrong?

thanks,
theresa.
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hesaboogie	Posted - 03/01/2012 : 10:38:54 AM Origin Ver. and Service Release (Select Help-->About Origin): 8.6 Operating System: WinXP hi, i'm new to labtalk etc. so i think the solution to my problem is probably very easy, but i read through the labtalk help and it still won't work. I want to calculate values (density) in a column depending on the existing of a value in another column (volume). If the sample is a cylinder, i can calculate the density with the mass, diameter and length and the volume column is empty. If not, i can calculate the density by mass/volume. So i tried the "Set values" dialog and put this in the script window: range rvolume = Col(AE); range rmass = Col(AA); range rdiameter = Col(AC); range rlength = Col(AD); rcylinder = (rmass / ((rdiameter / 2 ) ^ 2 * pi * rlength * 1000000); rother = rvolume / rmass * 1000; if (rvolume > 0) rrho = rother; else rrho = rcylinder; then i type "rrho" in the column formula panel, but nothing happens and i don't know why. What do i do wrong? thanks, theresa.
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hesaboogie	Posted - 03/01/2012 : 11:15:54 AM Thank you for your answer, i didn't expect the solution to be that easy! ;-)
Drbobshepherd	Posted - 03/01/2012 : 11:09:20 AM After you have your script debugged, check your equations. I think rother should equal rmass/rvolume *1000000.
greg	Posted - 03/01/2012 : 10:59:22 AM There is a parentheses parity problem with the expression rcylinder = (rmass / ((rdiameter / 2 ) ^ 2 * pi * rlength * 1000000); Fix that and you should be all set.

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