Ah Mark - you have solved it!
I was looking for an amount of 13.50 and entered 13.50 (which I thought
was logical) - search not found.
Now I have tried entering 13.5 and it finds it! Must remember not to add
the 0.
"If you search for "9876.50", it DOES NOT find anything - which is
probably not what you'd expect
(I'd have expected it to find that cell containing 9876.5)”
Absolutely - so I am not a complete Numpty! (a Scottish word).
Thank you so much, to Tom and all others who have tried to help.
Kind regards,
Evie.
On 20 Dec 2014, at 18:57, Mark Bourne <
libreoffice-ml.mbourne@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "the full amount/value"? Are
you able to give an example of what you're entering in Find, and the values
in some cells in your sheet which you'd expect that to find?
A more concrete example showing what I was trying to describe... If you
have a sheet displaying the following values:
9876.00
9876.50
9876.54
The actual values of the cells are:
9876
9876.5
9876.54
(they're just displayed with two decimal places because of the
formatting applied to the cells)
If you search for "9876.54", it finds the cell containing 9876.54; so
far so good.
If you search for "9876.5", it finds the cell containing 9876.5, and
also the cell containing 9876.54; also fine, but probably not very helpful
in your case.
If you search for "9876.50", it DOES NOT find anything - which is
probably not what you'd expect (I'd have expected it to find that cell
containing 9876.5).
To find cells displaying "9876.50" but not other values (such as
9876.54), it seems you need to use the Find & Replace dialog, search for
"9876.5", and select the "Entire cells" option. This may present other
problems, for example it wouldn't find a value 9876.501, even though that
would be displayed as "9876.50".
Mark.
WEDLOCO wrote:
Hi Mark
What I’m entering in Find is the full amount/value. The amount of
1234.12 is just to show the format I am using
Kind regards,
Evie.
evie@wedloco.co.uk
www.wedloco.co.uk
DIY Invitations & Stationery
0131 478 9175
On 20 Dec 2014, at 18:11, Mark Bourne <
libreoffice-ml.mbourne@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
WEDLOCO wrote:
Thanks Tom for your quick response and suggestion - and also all
others who have contributed.
Downloaded the Still version 4.2.8 but same thing is happening.
Worked 1st time I entered a value in find
and then when I changed the amount "Search key not found". I entered
different amounts from different cells to test and it can find some values
but not others???
They are all formatted as numbers e.g.: 1234.12. No formulas in cells.
These are bank statements downloaded as .cvs files then changed to
.ods files in Libra to check against receipts.
Cheers.
Evie.
Briefly experimenting with this, it seems that if there is a value of
1234.1 in a cell, it is found when searching for 1234.1 but not when
searching for 1234.10 - even if it is formatted to display two decimal
places. Could that be what you're seeing?
Additionally, a cell containing 1234.12 is found by a search for
either 1234.12 or 1234.1, which makes it more difficult to find 1234.10 but
not 1234.12. It is possible though, by using Edit > Find and Replace,
entering "1234.1" as the search term, and selecting the "Entire cells"
option; that will then find a cell containing 1234.1 but not 1234.12.
This does seem potentially confusing. If this is the problem you're
seeing, it may be worth filing an enhancement request athttps://
www.libreoffice.org/get-help/bug/. After filling in the details but
before submitting, check the list of "Related bug reports". If any of those
describe the same problem, it's better to add information there instead of
submitting a new report.
Mark.
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