--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Functions.tex 2007/01/23 01:48:37 1.8 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Functions.tex 2010/08/23 16:16:18 1.9 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ \label{Spreadsheet_Functions} The following special functions are available in the spreadsheet. -Please see \textbf{Referencing Cells} (\ref{Spreadsheet_Referencing_Cells}) +Please see Referencing Cells (\ref{Spreadsheet_Referencing_Cells}) for information on specifying cells and ranges. \begin{itemize} @@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ for information on specifying cells and range \index{MIN} -\item \texttt{\&SUMMAX(n ,range)} - sum of the maximum n non-empty +\item \texttt{\&SUMMAX(n ,range)} - sum of the maximum $n$ non-empty cells in range \index{SUMMAX} -\item \texttt{\&SUMMIN(n, range)} - sum of the minimum n non-empty +\item \texttt{\&SUMMIN(n, range)} - sum of the minimum $n$ non-empty cells in range \index{SUMMIN} \item \texttt{\&EXT(expression)} - access to EXT function in lonnet. -Use \&EXT(``system.time'') to retrieve the current time. +Use \texttt{\&EXT('system.time')} to retrieve the current time. \index{EXT} \item \texttt{\&PARM(parameter)} - get the value of a specific parameter @@ -54,25 +54,25 @@ matches the expression that is the small \item \texttt{\&MAXPARM(expression)} - get the value of a parameter that matches the expression that is the largest in value (If one specified -'opendata' it would return the largest opendate set on the problem.) +'opendate' it would return the largest opendate set on the problem.) \index{MAXPARM} \item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(column,sequence1,sequence2,sequence3,...)} - sum the given column across the folders or sequences listed. When specifying a sequence use the full title. Instead of a sequence title -the word ``all'' can be used to sum over all sequences. Regular expressions -can be entered as well, if prefixed by ``regexp:''. See below for examples. +the word \texttt{all} can be used to sum over all sequences. Regular expressions +can be entered as well, if prefixed by \texttt{regexp:}. See below for examples. \begin{itemize} -\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(``Z'',''Chapter 1'');} +\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ('Z','Chapter 1');} -\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(``Z'',''Chapter 1'',''Chapter 2'',''Chapter 3'');} +\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ('Z','Chapter 1','Chapter 2','Chapter 3');} -\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(``Z'',''all'');} - sum over all sequences. +\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ('Z','all');} - sum over all sequences. -\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ(``Z'',''regexp:Large Biomolecules'');} - +\item \texttt{\&SUMSEQ('Z','regexp:Large Biomolecules');} - sum over all sequences which match the regular expression /Large Biomolecules/.