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**MIN( **[ //variable// ]** )**

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| **MIN** | Calculates the minimum value the STRING control's USE variable has contained so far. |
| //variable// | The label of a numeric variable to receive the intermediate values calculated for the MIN. This allows you to create totals on other totals. The value in the //variable// is internally updated by the print engine, so it is only useful for use within the REPORT structure. |

The **MIN** attribute (PROP:MIN) specifies printing the minimum value the STRING control's USE variable has contained so far. Unless the TALLY attribute is present, the result is calculated as follows:

·A MIN field in a DETAIL structure is evaluated each time the DETAIL structure containing the control PRINTs. This provides a "running" minimum value.

·A MIN field in a group FOOTER structure is evaluated each time __any__ DETAIL structure in the BREAK structure containing the control PRINTs. This provides the minimum value of the variable in the group.

·A MIN field in a page FOOTER structure is evaluated each time __any__ DETAIL structure in __any__ BREAK structure PRINTs. This is the minimum value of the variable in the page (or report to date).

·A MIN field in a HEADER is meaningless, since no DETAIL structures will have been printed at the time the HEADER is printed.

The MIN value is reset only if the RESET or PAGE attribute is also specified.

**Example:**

**CustRpt REPORT,AT(1000,1000,6500,9000),THOUS**

**Break1   BREAK(LocalVar),USE(?BreakOne)**

**Break2    BREAK(Pre:Key1),USE(?BreakTwo)**

**Detail     DETAIL,AT(0,0,6500,1000),USE(?DetailOne)**

**            STRING(@N$11.2),AT(6000,1500,500,500),USE(Pre:F1)**

**           END**

**           FOOTER,AT(0,0,6500,1000),USE(?BreakOneGroupFoot)**

**            STRING('Group Minimum:'),AT(5500,500)**

**            STRING(@N$11.2),AT(6000,500),USE(Pre:F1),MIN(LocalVar),RESET(Break2)**

**           END**

**          END**

**          FOOTER,AT(0,0,6500,1000),USE(?BreakOneGroupFoot)**

**           STRING('Grand Minimum:'),AT(5500,500)**

**           STRING(@N$11.2),AT(6000,500),USE(LocalVar),MIN,TALLY(?BreakTwo)**

**          END**

**         END**

**        END**