Code for comparison totals

[Crys]

Ok, I'm sure this is possible, I just have no idea how to
do it. I have a database and I've made a report to pull
totals out of the db to a report. What I'm trying to do
now is break it down even further. I'm trying to write an
expression that will look at one field and if it finds a
true result to then search another field and count the
second field if the first one is true.
ie - search 1st field simple yes/no....2nd field has a
choice of 5 options. If the first field is yes I want it
to search the second field and count all records that are
a 1. I'm having trouble writing the control that will do
this. I keep getting an #Name ? error. Will be happy to
go into more detail if anyone can understand what I'm
trying to say or help. Thanks.

 

[Marshall Barton]

Ok, I'm sure this is possible, I just have no idea how to
do it. I have a database and I've made a report to pull
totals out of the db to a report. What I'm trying to do
now is break it down even further. I'm trying to write an
expression that will look at one field and if it finds a
true result to then search another field and count the
second field if the first one is true.
ie - search 1st field simple yes/no....2nd field has a
choice of 5 options. If the first field is yes I want it
to search the second field and count all records that are
a 1. I'm having trouble writing the control that will do
this. I keep getting an #Name ? error.

This sounds like it might be best addressed with a subreport
based on a totals or crosstab query.

To answer your immediate question, use a text box expression
like this:
=Abs(Sum(IIf([1stfield]=True And [2ndfield] =1))