Re: [libreoffice-users] how to make formulas permanently case sensitive?

At 12:45 12/05/2015 +0200, Honly Wonly wrote:
> I need, of course, formulas to be case sensitive. This can be set in 
> the options for calc. The option is not saved permanently and every 
> time I open a spreadsheet, I need to set the option again.

I'm surprised by that. If you mean the options at Tools | Options... 
| LibreOffice Calc | Calculate | Case sensitive, doesn't this apply 
per user and thus stick not only between documents but between 
LibreOffice sessions?

> How can I save this option permanently so I don't need to set it 
> over and over again?

If it doesn't stick - and if this option is, as I imagine, saved in 
the user profile - you might want to wonder if your user profile has 
become corrupt. If you close LibreOffice and delete or rename the 
profile, LibreOffice will create a new, clean one next time you start 
it. If you then set the option again, does it now stick?

At 12:55 12/05/2015 +0200, Honly Wonly wrote:
> To clarify: I need the string comparisons of IF() to be case sensitive:
> 'if(a1 = "x"; ...)' is, of course, different from 'if(a1 = "X"; ...)'.
>
> Why would anyone make them not case sensitive unless explicitly specified, ...

I suspect those who prefer the other option would ask the opposite 
question! If you are looking for references to dogs, you might want 
to find "Dogs are friendly pets" as well as "My dog's got no nose".

> ... and how do I specify case sensitiveness per formula?

If the option is, as I suspect, per user, your spreadsheet will go 
wrong if you need to change the option for another document, if a 
different user handles it on the same computer, or if you exchange it 
with someone using a different computer. So you are quite right to 
identify that building the requirement into your formulae and not 
relying on options is the reliable way to go. And it's quite easy: 
the EXACT() function comes to your aid. Instead of using
=IF(A1="X";...)
use
=IF(EXACT(A1;"X");...)
This will match "X" but not "x" irrespective of the option setting.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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