Hi, I have always wondered about the Euroconvert function. It seems redundant. Both function calls convert 100 ATS into EUROs.
EUROCONVERT(100;"ATS";"EUR") CONVERT(100;"ATS";"EUR") What is gained by having this specific function EUROCONVERT? It has the same number of arguments (inputs), as CONVERT so it is not simpler to call EUROCONVERT than CONVERT. To me it only add confusion to have the EUROCONVERT function, because it is only a conversion between two currencies, and I can not see the need of having a special function only because one currency is in Euros. Oh, maybe this conversion enables use of outdated currencies. Currencies that were used in before they were replaced by the Euro. The rates are maybe fixed then from the time they were replaced by the Euro. But obviously the CONVERT function can convert Austrian Shillings ATS and German Marks DEM, so still EUROCONVERT seems redundant. /Stefan -----Original Message----- From: Pedro Albuquerque <[email protected]> To: l10n <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Oct 16, 2013 10:34 am Subject: Re: Suggestions for improving translation tool + Suffix '_ADD' Em 15/10/2013 21:06, Regina Henschel escreveu: > Hi, > > Andrea Pescetti schrieb: >> Stefan Högberg wrote: > >>> Suffix '_ADD' in OpenOffice Calc function guide ... >>> I do not understand the choice of _ADD. It does not seem to have >>> anything to do with addition. >> >> Don't know either. This is probably one of those conventions from >> ancient times that only a few people can explain... > > The idea of the suffix _ADD is to use it for an EXCEL compliant > version of an ODF function, when the EXCEL variant calculates > different or has a different syntax. > Hi, So CONVERT_ADD <http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_CONVERT_ADD_function> would be Excel-CONVERT? And what about AOO CONVERT <http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_CONVERT_function> and EUROCONVERT <http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FR/Calc:_fonction_EUROCONVERT>? Using the Wiki they seem identical but, if I'm not mistaken, we should use EUROCONVERT <http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FR/Calc:_fonction_EUROCONVERT>. Regards, Pedro. > Kind regards > Regina > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
