Re: [libreoffice-users] calc compliance with openformula

Hi :)
If it's not standard ODF behaviour then just post a bug-report about it.  Sometimes programs try to 
be more forgiving but as someone pointed out that might not be helpful in all cases.
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Sat, 21/4/12, Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Johnny Rosenberg <gurus.knugum@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] calc compliance with openformula
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Saturday, 21 April, 2012, 11:26

Den 20 april 2012 15:57 skrev e-letter <inpost@gmail.com>:
> Readers,
>
> According to the specification for openformula (see:
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/os/OpenDocument-v1.2-os-part2.html),
> the syntax for the function 'sum' is:
>
> SUM( { NumberSequenceList N }+ )
>
> e.g. SUM(a1+b2)
> However in calc the function:
>
> =a1+b2
>
> still produces a correct result. Isn't the logical behaviour for the
> second function to return an error, for non-compliance with the
> standard.

Go to the link below and read about ”Operators”. Then tell me my
”=a1+b2” is ”non-compliance with the standard”:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/os/OpenDocument-v1.2-os-part2.html#__RefHeading__1017940_715980110

> This is being asked for learning if it is better to use the
> official syntax or accept that these "short-cuts" exist.
>
> LO334
>
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