To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=94612 Issue #|94612 Summary|Excel incompatibility - string in a Math formula Component|Spreadsheet Version|OOo 2.4.1 Platform|PC URL| OS/Version|Windows XP Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|programming Assigned to|spreadsheet Reported by|kkeane
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 3 09:49:06 +0000 2008 ------- When you use a string that contains a numeric string, Excel will use it as a number. OpenOffice treats it as a zero regardless of the actual value. Example: B12: 8 E12: =IF(B12<5,"$59.99",IF(B12<15,"$49.99")) F12: 1.99 G12: 1.5 M12: =SUM((E12+F12+G12)+(E12+F12+G12)*0.069)*B12 (all cells except B12 formatted as currency) In this scenario, Excel will display: B12 | ... | E12 | F12 | G12 | .... | M12 8 ... | $49.99 | $1.99 | $1.50 | .... | $457.36 OpenOffice will display 8 ... $49.99 $1.99 $1.50 .... $29.85 This is similar to bug 6768, which I believe should not have been closed. Regardless of whether Excel's behavior is philosophically "logical" or "correct", when OpenOffice yields different mathematical results than Excel, that undermines trust in OpenOffice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
