compute Tag for PIXES - Processing Instructions XML, EDI & SQL. <meta name="author" content="Joseph R. McVerry - American Coders, Ltd."> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;CHARSET=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="classification" content="software, database, developers, Java, Internet, programming"> <meta name="description" content="American Coders, Ltd. - development tools."> <meta name="keywords" content="Java, EDI, XML, Electronic Data Interchange, X12, EDIFact, SQL Programming, Java programming, HIPAA"> </head> <body> <h1>The compute Tag</h1> <h2>Description</h2> Executes an arithmetic operation. <br>Order of operation is simply by position (left to right). There is no operation precedence. <h2>Type: SQL, EDI, Control</h2> <h2>Attributes:</h2> <dl> <DT>name</dt> <DD>any valid variable name</dd> <DT>value</dt> <DD>any valid mathematical operation.</dd> </dl> <h2>Loop Control: NO</h2> <h2>Containing Tags</h2> None <h2>Used Within Tags <font size=-1> - suggested </font></h2> <dl> Use anywhere </dl> <h2>Example</h2> <code> <compute name="a" value="2.05*${a}"/> multiply variable named "a" by 2.05 storing in "a". </code> </body> </html>