Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: difference between Excel and Calc

On 1/26/2016 1:17 PM, Andreas Säger wrote:
> Am 26.01.2016 um 13:53 schrieb Ian McCarthy:
> > Hi I'm porting a spread sheet from Excel to LibreOffice Calc and I've
> > fallen over an incompatibility
> > as spread sheet will be used by both tools is there a switch I can use.
> >   The problem
> > =CELL("filename",A1) in LO returns
> > 'file:///C:/Users/Ian Mac/Desktop/Accounts15-16.xls'#$Sep 15
> >
> > where as in Excel the returned data is different
> >   cant easily paste the excel result here but the terminal filename is in
> > square brackets
> > is there a way I can either spot which program I'm using and therefore
> > switch the detection of the sheet name
> >
> > using  LibreOffice 5.0.4.2
> =LEFT(CELL("FileName");8)="'file://"
> returns TRUE in Calc and FALSE in Excel
Just fallen down another Excel/Calc wormhole - indirect addresses 
formats are different on Excel its 'sheetFred'!$C:$C
 where are its 'sheetFred'.$C:$C in Calc fortunatley the above test 
works for this just as well. :-)

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