TBLFM from formulas.md not working :open_mouth: about advanced-tables-obsidian

[khorton]

Please confirm that you have clicked the "fx" icon in the Advanced Tables pane. The formulae are only evaluated when you click that icon

[Anita219]

I've run into the same problem. I've clicked on the fx icon several times (in view and in source mode), no changes.

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my specs:

obsidian v1.4.16 (on ubuntu), advanced tables: 0.19.1

core plugins:
[
"file-explorer",
"global-search",
"switcher",
"graph",
"backlink",
"canvas",
"outgoing-link",
"tag-pane",
"page-preview",
"templates",
"note-composer",
"command-palette",
"editor-status",
"markdown-importer",
"random-note",
"outline",
"word-count",
"slides",
"file-recovery",
"sync"
]

community plugins:
[
"calendar",
"highlightr-plugin",
"periodic-notes",
"obsidian-annotator",
"dataview",
"obsidian-minimal-settings",
"obsidian-timestamp-notes",
"table-editor-obsidian"
]

[axaluss]

I clicked the button and it inserted the sum.

I did not see the need to click the button in the documentation.

To confirm, I actually have to manually update the formula by clicking the button every time? If that's the case, is there a way to do this automagically? Otherwise i'll always feel suspicious that i forgot to click the button... and turn off the stove...

[khorton]

Yes, you need to click the Fx button anytime you have changed any of the inputs to the formula. There is no automagic way to avoid this. I agree that it is far from ideal, but that is the way it works :(

[tgrosinger]

Thanks for helping with this @khorton.

This plugin is going to stick with running formulas manually for now.