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------- Additional comments from [email protected] Thu May 21 12:34:59 +0000 2009 ------- Thinking a little more about that MSDN blog entry, there could be a way out. When Excel saves its formulae in an ODF file, it puts them in the msoxl namespace, as the standard puts it, “a namespace prefix specifying the syntax and semantics used within the formula.” When OOo imports an Excel spreadsheet, it should also import the formulae into the msoxl namespace, and if OOo wants to have "Excel Compatibility" on its feature list, it should process msoxl namespace formulae with automatic string conversion. The alternative is tantamount to saying "The standard allows for different semantics, but OOo will only implement our own semantics, not anyone else's". --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
