[pmwiki-users] Spreadsheet style calculations

[Stirling Westrup]

DaveG wrote:
> Is there any way to do basic computations in PMWiki? I have an excel 
> spreadsheet that I'd like to move onto the wiki. The sheet has the 
> following columns (actually a few more, but these are the core):
> 
> Gallons - Miles - Miles/Gallon
> 
> I'd like to be able to enter the first two cols and have PM calculate 
> the third. Additionally I'd like to maintain a "Average of Miles/Gallon" 
> number as well.
> 
> Is the built-in functionaity to do this, or a Recipe somewhere?
> 
PageVariableExtensions will allow you to perform simple math on numbers, and
with some work you can compute your average. I find the recipe somewhat
difficult to work with, but its currently the only way other than writing your
own markup extension.

http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/PageVariableExtensions