Thank you for catching that mistake. Yes, it is a 532, not 503.

I didnt see the =ERRORTYPE(cell-address) in the chapter- maybe I just
overlooked it. Is that something that might be able to be added in there?

Gordon Bates
berrykevin...@gmaill.com
github.com/jdoes


On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 12:46 PM Steve Fanning <stevemfanning...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Gordon,
>
> To find the error code, use the ERRORTYPE function.
>
> For example, if the cell containing the erroneous formula is B2, then put
> the formula =ERRORTYPE(B2) in some other blank cell. Hope that helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Kevin Berry" <berrykevin...@gmail.com>
> To: "Steve Fanning" <stevemfanning...@gmail.com>
> Cc: "documentation list" <documentation@global.libreoffice.org>
> Sent: 05/06/2020 19:52:27
> Subject: Re: Calc Error Codes Rev 1
>
> Yeah, the #DIV/0 might actually be a 532, huh? How do I make Calc show me
> the error Code, not just the error Message?
>
> What made me add that in there was that the explanation of that error is "
>  *Division by 0*, or another calculation that results in an overflow of
> the defined value range (*a value too big or too small*)."
> Dividing by zero is the "too big" part of that.
>
> I attached the spreadsheet I was using to replicate some of these errors.
> The part that is relevant to this email is A2:E4
>
> Gordon Bates
> berrykevin...@gmaill.com
> github.com/jdoes
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 2:07 AM Steve Fanning <stevemfanning...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gordon,
>>
>> Thanks for that. I have accepted most of the changes and placed the
>> updated file in the Draft folder, ready for second review.
>>
>> I did not accept one of the changes (in Table 2) because I'm not sure
>> that it is correct. As far as I was aware, error 503 gives a #NUM! error in
>> the cell, not a #DIV/0! error (unless you've come across a
>> counterexample?).
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> From: "Kevin Berry" <berrykevin...@gmail.com>
>> To: "Stephen Fanning" <stevemfanning...@gmail.com>; "documentation list"
>> <documentation@global.libreoffice.org>
>> Sent: 04/06/2020 20:34:51
>> Subject: Calc Error Codes Rev 1
>>
>> I have completed review1 of the error codes section, and placed it in the
>> feedback folder.
>>
>> Gordon Bates
>> berrykevin...@gmaill.com
>> github.com/jdoes
>>
>>

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