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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.infopathdev.com:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Newbie Questions</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/39.aspx</link><description>New to InfoPath? Search to see if your question has already been answered. If it has not, then ask it here or the appropriate topic forum.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007 SP3 (Build: 31118.962)</generator><item><title>Re: Math Functions on a non-repeating table?</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/85299.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:19:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:85299</guid><dc:creator>Jimmy</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/85299.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&amp;PostID=85299</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;How many rows are in the table?&amp;nbsp; How is the data source structured?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If there&amp;#39;s some pattern to the fields&amp;#39; naming, it&amp;#39;s possible to produce a succinct formula to sum them, but if not, it would be:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;field1 + field2+ field3&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Typically the best practice is to use a repeating group even if the number of rows is fixed.&amp;nbsp; That will allow for better structured data that&amp;#39;s easier to manage.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Math Functions on a non-repeating table?</title><link>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/85295.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:45:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">033a2e2d-04e2-4a9d-be01-a4634161eefd:85295</guid><dc:creator>infopathnewb</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/thread/85295.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://www.infopathdev.com:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=39&amp;PostID=85295</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi, &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is it possible to perfom a simple math function (like sum the values in a column) on a fixed table?&amp;nbsp; I do not want a repeating table, as I have a defined set of rows to use in my form.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Many thanks.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>