Re: [libreoffice-users] Formatting Errors in Calc

James E Lang wrote:
> LibreOffice Version: 4.1.3.2 Build ID: 410m0(Build:2) on Kubuntu 13.10
>
> Background:
>
> I use KingSoft Office Spreadsheet for Android on my phone because regrettably LibreOffice Calc for 
> Android is not usable. KingSoft uses and saves .xlsx files. From time to time I upload one of these 
> files to my Linux computer to enhance the layout. I use LibreOffice as noted at the top of this 
> post to perform the enhancements.
>
> Problem:
>
> Formulas that evaluate to text strings are being displayed as a formatted zero value.
>
> Examples:
>
> • A formula that evaluates to "14.01.16.xlsx" according to the Function Wizard displays as "December 30, 
> 1899" instead using a date format code. The formula is supposed to display the file name without the path. Since 
> CELL("filename") formats the information differently in Kingsoft Office vs LibreOffice the formula tests the structure 
> of the returned string and extracts the file name accordingly. The LibreOffice part of the formula is:
>
> =MID(CELL("filename"),FIND(C1,CELL("filename"),1)+LEN(C1),FIND("'#", CELL("filename"),1)-( 
> FIND(C1,CELL("filename"),1)+LEN(C1 )))
>
> • A formula that evaluates to "" according to the Function Wizard displays as $0.00 instead using a 
> currency format code. The simple formula is:
>
> =IF(ISNUMBER(F20),IF(F20<C20,C20,""),"")
>
> This is a new phenomenon. To answer the question, "what has changed," the only changes I've made to 
> LibreOffice since these cells displayed correctly to try the 2525 color pallet mentioned in another thread on 
> this list. The changes were in directory:
>
> .config/libreoffice/4/user/config/
>
> • I moved file standard.soc to standard.soc.std and replaced it with a copy of 
> standard.soc--jan-19--10_26---2525-color-blocks.txt following which I restarted LibreOffice.
>
> • After seeing the problem I am reporting I restored file standard.soc from standard.soc.std and 
> again restarted LibreOffice. The problem is still there.
>
> After each restart I took a look at the Background Colors pallet and saw what I expected so I know 
> that each change took effect when tried.
>
> Does anyone know what I should do next to resolve my problem?

Don't know if either of these will help, but a couple of ideas to try if 
you haven't already...

1. Compatibility problems with MS Office Open XML (.docx, .xlsx, etc.) 
files are often reported here. I don't have personal experience of such 
problems, but the advice usually given is to avoid OOXML files if 
possible. The format apparently changes slightly with each version of MS 
Office, and even newer versions of MS Office can display OOXML files 
from older versions incorrectly - so what hope does anyone else have!

The ideal would be to use Open Document Spreadsheet (.ods) but I'm not 
sure if Kingsoft supports that. Otherwise, it looks like it can output 
MS Excel 2003 format (.xls - without the extra x), which is probably 
more reliable.

2. Check what formatting is applied to the cells when saving the 
spreadsheet from Kingsoft (before importing into LibreOffice). Maybe the 
cells are formatted as "General", which Kingsoft may interpret 
differently from LibreOffice. Try setting the format to "Text" in 
Kingsoft before transferring the file.

Mark.

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