using Calculate inside var

[Pris]

Hi, I am relatively new to Power BI
Question : why won't this DAX works in Power BI?

LA Profit =
VAR LACost
CALCULATE([Total Cost],Locations[Location ID]="A132"

VAR LASales
CALCULATE([Total Sales],Locations[Location ID]="A132"
RETURN


It says "The syntax for 'CALCULATE' is incorrect. (DAX(VAR LACost CALCULATE([Total Cost],Locations[Location ID]="A132"VAR LASales CALCULATE([Total Sales],Locations[Location ID]="A132"RETURN))."

 

[Matt Allington]

You need an equal sign after every variable name

Measure name =
var name1 = 1
var name2 = 2
return name1+name2

 

[Pris]

Los Angeles Profit =

VAR LASales =
CALCULATE([Total Sales],Locations[Location ID]="A132"

VAR LACost =
CALCULATE([Total Cost],Locations[Location ID]="A132"
RETURN

LASales - LAProfit

Still won't work, it says the same thing
"The syntax for 'VAR' is incorrect. (DAX(VAR LASales = CALCULATE([Total Sales],Locations[Location ID]="A132"VAR LACost= CALCULATE([Total Cost],Locations[Location ID]="A132"RETURNLASales - LAProfit))."

 

[Pris]

Los Angeles Profit =

VAR LASales =
CALCULATE([Total Sales],Locations[Location ID]="A132"

VAR LACost =
CALCULATE([Total Cost],Locations[Location ID]="A132"
RETURN

LASales - LACost

Still won't work, it says the same thing
"The syntax for 'VAR' is incorrect. (DAX(VAR LASales = CALCULATE([Total Sales],Locations[Location ID]="A132"VAR LACost= CALCULATE([Total Cost],Locations[Location ID]="A132"RETURNLASales - LAProfit))."

 

[Pris]

oh okay, got it!