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Num
|
Title (click)
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Description
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| Tut. 01 |
Data Types |
A primer on the four types of information (data) in HotDocs: Text, Number, Date, and True/False. |
| Tut. 02 |
The Computation Variable |
An introduction to the four types of computation variables: text, number, date and true/false. |
| Tut. 04 |
Dates |
How to use and compute date values. |
| 0008 |
Using Number/Date Values in a Text Computation |
How to include a numeric/date value in a text computation. |
| 0011 |
Comparing Dates |
How to compare dates within a computation. |
| 0013 |
Clear a Variable |
How to clear a variable's answer. |
| 0024 |
Last Day of Next Month |
Determines what the last day of next month is. |
| 0044 |
ANSWERED( Variable[x] ) |
How to test for an ANSWERED variable at a specific counter level. |
| 0046 |
Convert a Text String to a Date Value |
Converts a string containing a date to a HotDocs date value. |
| 0057 |
Convert Number/Date Values to Text Values |
How to convert a numeric or date value into a text value. |
| 0061 |
Format a Date "900603" (yymmdd) |
How to format a date without spaces or separators. |
| 0067 |
Signing Date |
A flexible signing (acknowledgment) date computation that either accepts and formats a date provided by the user, or creates a "fill-in-the-blank" type date where any piece of information can be supplied and the others left as "fill-in-the-blank" areas. |
| 0069 |
Alternatives to IF ANSWERED |
Other ways to test whether a variable has an answer. |
| 0070 |
Avoid ***Computation*** |
How to keep computations from returning ***Computation*** by providing a fall-back answer. |
| 0072 |
Nearest/Next Business Day |
How to automatically move a date that falls on a Saturday/Sunday to either the nearest or next business day. |
| 0077 |
"You must file for the following years ... " |
Based on the last year that an individual made a tax filing, create a list of years that the individual must still make filings for. |
| 0079 |
Age in Years, Months and Days |
Calculates an individual's age in years, months and days. |
| 0083 |
First Wednesday of the Month |
How to determine what day of the month a fixed weekday will fall on (e.g. the first Wed. of the month). |
| 0087 |
Does Date X Fall Between Dates Y & Z? |
Determine if a date falls between two given dates. Or, determine if a date falls within a given range. |
| 0092 |
Is Date X after Date Y? |
How to determine of a date falls after a given date. |
| 0093 |
Variable Arguments |
Use and placement of variable arguments (padding, unanswered text, format example, merge text, and repeat level). |
| 0098 |
Amicus Attorney Custom Fields |
How to convert an Amicus Attorney custom date, number, or true/false field into one usable by HotDocs. |
| 0099 |
Parsing Time Values |
Parse hours, minutes, and am/pm from a text string and SET them in number variables for time calculations. |
| 0100 |
Elapsed Time |
Compute elapsed time in days (optional), hours, and minutes. |
| 0101 |
Total Time |
Total the time entries from a list or a repeated dialog. |
| 0102 |
Convert Hours to Military Time |
Convert hours to military time (00:00 for 12:00 am, 13:00 for 1:00 pm, 23:00 for 11:00 pm, etc.). |
| 0103 |
Include "and" in the Year |
Spell out a date in the format "Third day of June, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety". |
| 0104 |
"In the year of our Lord ..." |
Spell out a date in the format "Third day of June in the year of our Lord, this One Thousandth Nine Hundred and Ninety Ninth". |
| 0106 |
Day of the Year |
Determine the day of the year (from 1 - 365/6). |
| 0109 |
Count Weekdays or Weekends |
Determine the number of weekdays or weekends that fall within a given range of dates. |
| 0124 |
Time + 1 HOUR |
Simple time calculations - add or subtract an hour. |