7.4

Create a Global Condition
To add a global condition:
1. Choose Home | Document | Condition.
2. In the Condition properties dialog box, click Identification and enter a name for the global condition.
3.
In the Condition properties dialog box, click Condition and select the type of condition from the Condition type box.
Options specific to that type of condition appear below the box. Adjust these options as necessary to define the con-
dition.
Invert the condition: Invert the value of the condition. If the condition evaluates to True, its final value is False. If
the condition evaluates to False, its final value is True.
Text-Based
A text-based condition tests whether a string exists in a defined region of the data page, or compares a
string with one found at a specific location in the data page.
String to find: Enter the text string you want to test for on the data page. Note that if you leave this
box empty, select an operator that requires a data selection, and use the Data Selector to create the data
selection for that operator, PlanetPress Design enters the first line of the data selection you create in this
box.
Operator: Select a location or comparison operator. Location operators look for the specified string in a
specific area of the data page. Comparison operators compare the specified string with the one that
starts at a specific line and column in the data page, and are intended for comparing one number to
another. Comparison operators work by comparing the ASCII values of the two strings, proceeding char-
acter by character until a comparison yields an answer for the selected operator. For example, consider
the case where the operator is Greater than, the string to find is 1348 and the string on the data page is
1506. The comparison operator first compares “1” to “1”; since it cannot determine from this comparison
which is greater, it must proceed to a comparison of the next two characters, “3” and “5”. This com-
parison permits it to determine which is greater thus it does not proceed with further comparisons of the
string. If you select a location operator, for all except On page, you must specify the appropriate data
page coordinates in the boxes that appear. If you select a comparison operator, you must specify the line
and column numbers that start the string you want to compare with the specified string.
On value change
Conditions
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