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Title: Need embed point for calculations, please
Post by: PeterPetropoulos on February 09, 2025, 01:17:57 PM
My API Rest server is correctly gathering and reporting records to the client.

I need to perform calculations on the records being sent, such as accrued interest.

In which procedure, at what embed point should I make those calculations, please?
Title: Re: Need embed point for calculations, please
Post by: Jane on February 09, 2025, 08:09:13 PM
As a starting point, I'd try this embed.
 
Title: Re: Need embed point for calculations, please
Post by: PeterPetropoulos on February 10, 2025, 05:07:16 AM
The API returns 1 parent and 8 child records.
I put a debug statement in there to show me the number of the returned record.

The embed appears only once when I'd expect it to appear 9 times, and the record number it shows is zero.

I've put debug messages in about 20 places, and while they appear, they all show a zero record number.

Do you have another suggestion, please?  :-)
Title: Re: Need embed point for calculations, please
Post by: Bruce on February 10, 2025, 05:35:21 AM
You're returning a VIEW. This is a client-side structure, which is populated by server-side values.
It's not possible to inject "local variables" (ie calculations) into a VIEW. At least not in the way you imagine.
I think this might be a question better answered in the webinar on Thursday.
Title: Re: Need embed point for calculations, please
Post by: PeterPetropoulos on February 10, 2025, 11:58:38 AM
I understand what you're saying.
I'm accustomerd to updating a VIEW after it's been built, and I had that confused with building the VIEW.

I look forward to a discussion on Thursday, but I won't wait till then.

If a VIEW won't work, maybe a QUEUE will be better.

Will test and report.

Thank you.