Formula Question

I have a field "Accept" that can be Null or contain either "Y" or "N". In my
test data I have a total of 4 rows, 2 with "Y", 1 with "N" and 1 Null. I
want a count of each case in the footer along with some descriptive text. I
tried the formula
=Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
But it returns "4"? The same thing happens if I use
=Count(Fields!Accept.Value="N")
What is wrong in this formula?
Also, I really want the report to display something like: "Number of
Accepts: 2" but if I try to code the field as:
"Number of Accepts: " & =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
the formula displays as text?
TIA
Waynetry to write:
= "Number of Accepts: " & Sum(IIf(Fields!Accept.Value="Y",1,0))
Good Luck
"Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
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> I have a field "Accept" that can be Null or contain either "Y" or "N". In
my
> test data I have a total of 4 rows, 2 with "Y", 1 with "N" and 1 Null. I
> want a count of each case in the footer along with some descriptive text.
I
> tried the formula
> =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
> But it returns "4"? The same thing happens if I use
> =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="N")
> What is wrong in this formula?
> Also, I really want the report to display something like: "Number of
> Accepts: 2" but if I try to code the field as:
> "Number of Accepts: " & =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
> the formula displays as text?
>
> TIA
> Wayne
>
>|||Liz;
Thank you very much. I never would have figured that one out. Seems like
making a point the hard way. I've ordered a couple of books that I hope will
explain the logic of creating expressions.
Wayne
"Liz Matyas" <lizmts@.mail.com> wrote in message
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> try to write:
> = "Number of Accepts: " & Sum(IIf(Fields!Accept.Value="Y",1,0))
> Good Luck
>
> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
> news:uiB9sAU3FHA.3400@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> I have a field "Accept" that can be Null or contain either "Y" or "N". In
> my
>> test data I have a total of 4 rows, 2 with "Y", 1 with "N" and 1 Null. I
>> want a count of each case in the footer along with some descriptive text.
> I
>> tried the formula
>> =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
>> But it returns "4"? The same thing happens if I use
>> =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="N")
>> What is wrong in this formula?
>> Also, I really want the report to display something like: "Number of
>> Accepts: 2" but if I try to code the field as:
>> "Number of Accepts: " & =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
>> the formula displays as text?
>>
>> TIA
>> Wayne
>>
>>
>|||The Count RDL aggregate function works similar as the Count aggregate in
SQL: it will count all rows that are NOT NULL. The expresson
Fields!Accept.Value="Y" will return a boolean value (true/false) for all
rows, that's why the count results in the value 4.
Besides using =Sum(iif(...)) as shown by Liz, you could also use
=Count(iif(Fields!Accept.Value="Y", 1, Nothing))
-- Robert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
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> Liz;
> Thank you very much. I never would have figured that one out. Seems like
> making a point the hard way. I've ordered a couple of books that I hope
> will explain the logic of creating expressions.
> Wayne
> "Liz Matyas" <lizmts@.mail.com> wrote in message
> news:uK3U8FZ3FHA.1276@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> try to write:
>> = "Number of Accepts: " & Sum(IIf(Fields!Accept.Value="Y",1,0))
>> Good Luck
>>
>> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
>> news:uiB9sAU3FHA.3400@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> I have a field "Accept" that can be Null or contain either "Y" or "N".
>> In
>> my
>> test data I have a total of 4 rows, 2 with "Y", 1 with "N" and 1 Null. I
>> want a count of each case in the footer along with some descriptive
>> text.
>> I
>> tried the formula
>> =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
>> But it returns "4"? The same thing happens if I use
>> =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="N")
>> What is wrong in this formula?
>> Also, I really want the report to display something like: "Number of
>> Accepts: 2" but if I try to code the field as:
>> "Number of Accepts: " & =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
>> the formula displays as text?
>>
>> TIA
>> Wayne
>>
>>
>>
>|||Robert;
Thanks for that additional information. It helps me understand the process.
Wayne
"Robert Bruckner [MSFT]" <robruc@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eZK0yma3FHA.3036@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The Count RDL aggregate function works similar as the Count aggregate in
> SQL: it will count all rows that are NOT NULL. The expresson
> Fields!Accept.Value="Y" will return a boolean value (true/false) for all
> rows, that's why the count results in the value 4.
> Besides using =Sum(iif(...)) as shown by Liz, you could also use
> =Count(iif(Fields!Accept.Value="Y", 1, Nothing))
> -- Robert
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
> news:u8BwZda3FHA.128@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Liz;
>> Thank you very much. I never would have figured that one out. Seems like
>> making a point the hard way. I've ordered a couple of books that I hope
>> will explain the logic of creating expressions.
>> Wayne
>> "Liz Matyas" <lizmts@.mail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uK3U8FZ3FHA.1276@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> try to write:
>> = "Number of Accepts: " & Sum(IIf(Fields!Accept.Value="Y",1,0))
>> Good Luck
>>
>> "Wayne Wengert" <wayneSKIPSPAM@.wengert.org> wrote in message
>> news:uiB9sAU3FHA.3400@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> I have a field "Accept" that can be Null or contain either "Y" or "N".
>> In
>> my
>> test data I have a total of 4 rows, 2 with "Y", 1 with "N" and 1 Null.
>> I
>> want a count of each case in the footer along with some descriptive
>> text.
>> I
>> tried the formula
>> =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
>> But it returns "4"? The same thing happens if I use
>> =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="N")
>> What is wrong in this formula?
>> Also, I really want the report to display something like: "Number of
>> Accepts: 2" but if I try to code the field as:
>> "Number of Accepts: " & =Count(Fields!Accept.Value="Y")
>> the formula displays as text?
>>
>> TIA
>> Wayne
>>
>>
>>
>>
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