(BEGINNER) how do I use "detail" inside a blast node

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Sorry for the beginners question … but i cant seem to find the correct syntax to call a detail paremeter within a BLAST node .. 

Im trying to blast out the furthest point that is furthest away from all other points in a primitive.. promoting the highest value to detail (with maximum promotion method)  and then pluging this node into a spare input in the blast node and calling it with -1 ( see pic below) 

Im sure that there are other ways of doing this ..but I got fixated on trying to remember the correct syntax for this 

If just type in detail(=1,“FAREST”,0)  into the blast node i get the correct number .. so that part is set up correct .. I cant for the life of mew remember the correct syntax to input though .. 

Im sure ive done  this kind of operation multiple times before , but cant find the correct syntax anywhere on the internet.

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you need to enclose expressions in backticks
@FAREST=`detail(-1, "FAREST", 0)`
also if you are using float numbersyou should qive it some threshold as equivalency of floats can be tricky
@FAREST>`detail(-1, "FAREST", 0)-0.0001`
Edited by tamte - 2020年1月28日 11:54:53
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Is the blast set to run on points?
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