Data Tag Field Syntax - Order of Operations

[AndrewBeres]

I am trying to build a data tag that completes a two step equation in the order i want.

 

The math i would like to have is:

(Door.width-Door.leafThickness) / 0.2

(A-B) / C

 

Here is the field definition that i currently have:

(#Door#.#Width##in_0_0#-#Door#.#DoorThickness##in_0_0#) / 0.2

 

The issue is that I cannot seem to use parenthesis in order to specify to complete the subtraction prior to the division.

 

This seems basic so hopefully i am just missing something and this will be a quick solution. 

 

Thank you!

 

[Tom W.]

It works for me...?

[AndrewBeres]

Bizarre.. It worked for me after copying and pasting from my browser rather than building it in the data definition using the 'add to definition' button. Strange indeed.

 

Anyway - it is working now!

[AndrewBeres]

Okay, still knocking my head against the desk on this one.. for some reason now this operation isn't working.. 

 

#PERIM##in_2_0#/24+0.49

 

The definition works up until the '/24' but will not add the 0.49 or anything for that matter. I recall in another thread seeing an issue when the perimeter is read as a number rather than a distance, but i need to keep it in inches and if i use 'doc_dist' it displays the perimeter in Ft'-in" format and i cannot seem to then convert it back into just a number. 

 

Thanks!