--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Referencing_Parameters.tex 2003/08/29 21:08:40 1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_Referencing_Parameters.tex 2010/08/26 21:06:38 1.7
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
\label{Spreadsheet_Referencing_Parameters}
-In the assessment level spreadsheet the parameters are available for
-calculation in two ways.
+In the assessment-level spreadsheet, the parameters are available for
+calculation in three ways.
-1. Reference the cell containing the parameter: \texttt{A7}
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item Reference the cell containing the parameter: \texttt{'A7'}
-2. Reference the parameter by name: \texttt{[parameter_0_weight]}
+\item Reference the parameter by name: \texttt{'[parameter\_0\_weight]'}
+
+In each of these two cases, the value of the parameter will replace the
+reference before the Perl code in the cell is executed.
+
+\item Use the \texttt{\&PARM()} function, this will get run as part of the perl
+ code evaluation.
+\end{enumerate}
-In each case the value of the parameter will replace the reference before the
-perl code in the cell is executed.