The Expression editor
To create an expression, type it directly in the Tag or expression box in the editor you are working in, or click the Browse button (…) to open the Expression editor and use the editor to create one.
These buttons in the Expression editor each provide a list of operators for use in expressions:
The editor also contains these buttons:
To create an expression using the Expression editor
- Type the expression in the Expression box, up to 999 characters long.
- Use the buttons to enter the operators or functions you need in the edit box.
- Use the Tags button to open the Tag Browser, where you can choose tags for the expression.
- Click the Check Syntax button to check for syntax errors.
- Click OK when the expression is complete.
To select an operator
- Click the button for the operators you want to list.
- Click an operator to copy it to the expression edit box.
To select a function
- Click the Functions button to show the alphabetical listing of the functions available.
- Highlight the function you want, then click OK. Or, double-click the function.
This copies the function to the Expression edit box.
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- Press Ctrl-Tab to insert a tab in the expression.
- You can cut, copy and paste expressions or parts of expressions between objects and editors.
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See also
About expressions
Formatting expressions
Add comments to expressions
Causes of run-time errors for expressions
Select functions
The Tag Browser