imodel Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Hello Chiefs, Can a macro do simple math? For example: A%page%-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Absolutely yes and positively no. It depends...can you be a little more specific about what you're trying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imodel Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 A%page%-1 Layout page 1 = CS Layout page 2 = A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 If I understand correctly what you're after then don't use the %page% macro. Chief has a built in method for dealing with this... Use the %layout.label% macro instead of or in conjunction with the %page% macro Click on Edit Page Information and in the Label field add your desired prefix followed by the # sign The # sign will automatically create a new series of page numbers based on the prefix For example, you could enter the following in the respective label fields: Page 1: CS Page 2: A# Page 3: A# Page 4: A# Page 5: S# Page 6: S# Page 7: P# The actual displayed label output from the %layout.label% macro would be as follows: Page 1: CS Page 2: A1 Page 3: A2 Page 4: A3 Page 5: S1 Page 6: S2 Page 7: P1 Let me know if that doesn't do what you're after. There are a few other tricks we can use as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkennedy2000 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Thanks that looks like a good method. IMHO if a sheet has been given a discipline and auto numbered, when i duplicate that sheet it could be in the same disxipline and the autonumber would offer bates functuonality. I guess in a perfect world ART would acquire and integrate a great PDF tool into Chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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