How to run calculations in a workflow

[paulminors]

Hi, I have a calculation I have to make a lot. 

 

{query}+({query}/0.971)

 

How would I set this up in a workflow (so I can make calculations quicker than the normal calculator)?

 

Thanks in advance!

[GuiB]

Here is 2 examples... If you don't want to do some scripting, the first example could be great to easily add a formula by modifying the "Arg and Vars" object (can duplicate to make more math functions). The second one is nicer if you prefer to have a direct feedback on the number you input

 

https://nofile.io/f/vucR6c28GJq/Calculation+in+Workflow+Example.alfredworkflow

 

Best!

[paulminors]

Both of these options are really great! Thanks so much for this. 

 

Can you comment on how to modify each of these to round to 2 decimal points?

[GuiB]

Here it is:  https://nofile.io/f/mPGnUHXWJVJ/Calculation+in+Workflow+Example.alfredworkflow

 

About commenting, we can't round to decimal using the builtin Alfred calculator since it rounds to the nearest integer. So, the trick for the first version is to multiply the result by 100 so we move the 2 decimals out and then round the value and divide back by 100.

 

round(({query}+({query}/0.971))*100)/100

 

For the second version, there's a builtin function in python to round a value and there's a second argument to specify the precision that we want, so 2 in this case

 

Hope this helps!

[paulminors]

This is great, thanks a lot for your support!

[slyfox]

On 8/23/2017 at 4:55 PM, GuiB said:

Here is 2 examples... If you don't want to do some scripting, the first example could be great to easily add a formula by modifying the "Arg and Vars" object (can duplicate to make more math functions). The second one is nicer if you prefer to have a direct feedback on the number you input

 

https://nofile.io/f/vucR6c28GJq/Calculation+in+Workflow+Example.alfredworkflow

 

Best!

 

Can you please show a screenshot where exactly to add the math formula to "Arg and Vars" as the link is dead? 

Edited September 14, 2019 by slyfox