[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 157948] Offset function using negative numbers for height or width works in Microsoft Excel, not in Calc
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157948 --- Comment #5 from Stéphane Guillou (stragu) --- The issue was brought up before on Ask.LO, where Eike already commented on it[1]. He explained there that MS Excel allows negative values even though both the MS documentation[2] and the OOXML specification[3] say it is not allowed. Closing as "not our bug" (see even MS Office users reporting it[4]), but it would be good to have it mentioned in our documentation.[5] [1]: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/calc-offset-function-works-may-give-different-result-than-excel-equivalent/24859/5?u=stragu [2]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/offset-function-c8de19ae-dd79-4b9b-a14e-b4d906d11b66 [3]: ECMA-376-1:2016 section 18.17.7.245, see https://ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-376/ [4]: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/offset-bug-negative-height-argument/dc24aca4-b77c-e011-9b4b-68b599b31bf5 [5]: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Calc_Functions/OFFSET -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 157948] Offset function using negative numbers for height or width works in Microsoft Excel, not in Calc
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157948 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) changed: What|Removed |Added URL||https://ask.libreoffice.org ||/t/calc-offset-function-wor ||ks-may-give-different-resul ||t-than-excel-equivalent/248 ||59 Blocks||108827 CC||stephane.guillou@libreoffic ||e.org Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Summary|Offset function using |Offset function using |negative numbers|negative numbers for height ||or width works in Microsoft ||Excel, not in Calc Resolution|--- |NOTOURBUG --- Comment #4 from Stéphane Guillou (stragu) --- The issue was brought up before on Ask.LO, where Eike already commented on it[1]. He explained there that MS Excel allows negative values even though both the MS documentation[2] and the OOXML specification[1] say it is not allowed. Closing as "not our bug" (see even MS Office users reporting it[4]), but it would be good to have it mentioned in our documentation.[5] [1]: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/calc-offset-function-works-may-give-different-result-than-excel-equivalent/24859/5?u=stragu [2]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/offset-function-c8de19ae-dd79-4b9b-a14e-b4d906d11b66 [3]: ECMA-376-1:2016 section 18.17.7.245, see https://ecma-international.org/publications-and-standards/standards/ecma-376/ [4]: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/offset-bug-negative-height-argument/dc24aca4-b77c-e011-9b4b-68b599b31bf5 [5]: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Calc_Functions/OFFSET Referenced Bugs: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108827 [Bug 108827] [META] Calc functions bugs and enhancements -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 157948] Offset function using negative numbers
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157948 --- Comment #3 from Eike Rathke --- So what's the difference to B1: =SUM(OFFSET(A1;$E$1+1;0;-$E$1;1)) B2: =SUM(OFFSET(A2;$E$1+1;0;-$E$1;1)) ... B8: =SUM(OFFSET(A8;$E$1+1;0;-$E$1;1)) B9: =SUM(OFFSET(A9;$E$1+1;0;-$E$1;1)) ... ? Which IMHO makes it even clearer that an actual range is shifted. (except that Excel apparently displays #REF! error in B1:B6 instead of Err:502). In real one probably would enter 7 in E1 and instead use B1: =SUM(OFFSET(A1;-($E$1-1);0;$E$1;1)) ... -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 157948] Offset function using negative numbers
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157948 --- Comment #2 from Leo --- Created attachment 190458 --> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=190458&action=edit Test using negative value -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 157948] Offset function using negative numbers
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157948 --- Comment #1 from Eike Rathke --- Makes no sense to me. If negative width or height shifts the offset again, then why not give the offset correctly instead? Note also that the ODF OpenFormula (ODFF) standard specification explicitly states positive integer constraints, see https://docs.oasis-open.org/office/OpenDocument/v1.3/os/part4-formula/OpenDocument-v1.3-os-part4-formula.html#OFFSET so it may just be an Excel quirk. Can you attach a sample document that in Excel produces a meaningful result using negative with or height that could not be accomplished using adjusted RowOffset or ColumnOffset values? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
