Re: [libreoffice-users] specify an absolute sheet address (SOLVED)
Greetings, The semicolon is used as my separator because my locale (Canadian French) wants decimal commas. In such a case, the list separator is changed to the semicolon to remove the chance of conflict between a number (1 1/2 is written as 1,5 and not 1.5) and its position in the list. The same applies to formulas where numbers can be used as arguments in a list, so the argument separator becomes the semicolon. As John rightfully pointed out, one can change the separator used, but in my case the comma is really not an option. This is purely a display artifact because I can share Calc files regardless of the separator used: if you open one of "my" Calc files, your separator will be used, and vice-versa. I hope this helps. Rémy. Le mardi 15 juin 2021 à 00:02 -0400, John Kaufmann a écrit : > On 2021-06-14 20:25, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote: > > On 2021/06/13 2:55, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > > > Another way to get around it is to name your range. Then your > > > formula could look something like =VLOOKUP(N76;ZipCodes;2;0) > > > Named ranges are absolute, always. > > ... > > Defining the data range in the sheet "Zip codes", naming it > > "zipcodes" (this setting apparently does not accept spaces), the > > formula seems to be working .. AND .. looks a lot friendlier! > > =VLOOKUP(N79,zipcodes,2,0) > > > > Your idea was VERY helpful! Thank you. > > Even I can understand that formula. > > (You used semicolons in your formula, mine has commas. Is there a > > difference? > > Tools > Options > LibreOffice Calc > Formula > Separators > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] specify an absolute sheet address (SOLVED)
On 2021-06-14 20:25, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote: On 2021/06/13 2:55, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Another way to get around it is to name your range. Then your formula could look something like =VLOOKUP(N76;ZipCodes;2;0) Named ranges are absolute, always. ... Defining the data range in the sheet "Zip codes", naming it "zipcodes" (this setting apparently does not accept spaces), the formula seems to be working .. AND .. looks a lot friendlier! =VLOOKUP(N79,zipcodes,2,0) Your idea was VERY helpful! Thank you. Even I can understand that formula. (You used semicolons in your formula, mine has commas. Is there a difference? Tools > Options > LibreOffice Calc > Formula > Separators -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] specify an absolute sheet address (SOLVED)
On 2021/06/13 2:55, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: Another way to get around it is to name your range. Then your formula could look something like =VLOOKUP(N76;ZipCodes;2;0) Named ranges are absolute, always. Kind regards Johnny Rosenberg After futile efforts to make all those symbols work somehow, I recalled you mentioning "naming a range". Since I did not know, there is such a concept, I did some reading and after a few experiments - I hope! - I may actually have solved my problem. Defining the data range in the sheet "Zip codes", naming it "zipcodes" (this setting apparently does not accept spaces), the formula seems to be working .. AND .. looks a lot friendlier! =VLOOKUP(N79,zipcodes,2,0) Your idea was VERY helpful! Thank you. Even I can understand that formula. (You used semicolons in your formula, mine has commas. Is there a difference? Greetings from Japan where it is sunny (and rather hot) today, but we are about to enter the rainy season ... Thomas Blasejewicz -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] specify an absolute sheet address
Greetings, The management of sheet names works in the same way as cell addresses. Whenever you give a cell address (like A3), a copy/paste of the cell to the next cell to the right will transform A3 into B3. To prevent that, you place a "$" sign in front of the column address, like: $A3. You can also make the row address absolute by placing a "$" in front of the row, like: A$3. And to make the cell reference absolute, you write its address like this: $A$3. The same applies to sheet names. To prevent a copy from changing the referenced name, you place a "$" in front of the sheet address: $'Zip codes'.$A$2:$B$150. This must be done before the copy is performed. Please note that because you have blanks in your sheet names, you need to use the quote (this is probably why your example generated a #REF! error). Another way is to use named ranges. You highlight the cells you want to reference and you give them a name by typing in the name reference zone to the left of the formula. Once the name is stored, you can use that name directly in a formula. Names can then be managed from the selection in the Sheet menu. I hope this helps. Rémy. Le samedi 12 juin 2021 à 17:44 +0900, Thomas Blasejewicz a écrit : > Good evening > I am probably, again!, too stupid to figure this out by myself, > so I would be grateful for a hint. > > I have a file with something like 25 sheets listing the patients who > visited my clinic before > grouped by year. In one sheet I have all names (about 2,000). > > To make my work easier I set up a VLOOKUP function to help me enter > zip > codes. > In sheet 2021 that formula looks like > =VLOOKUP(N77,'Zip codes'.$A$2:$B$150,2,0) > and refers to a sheet with the zip codes 3 sheets to the right. This > works fine. > > However, when I copy the data (whenever there is something new) to > the > "ALL" sheet to the right of 2021, > I get a "N/A", because the formula AGAIN refers to the THIRD sheet to > the right, that does not have any zip codes. > > I tried to figure out, how to specify the sheet "Zip codes" as the > absolute address, > like: =VLOOKUP(N76,$zip codes.$a$2$:$zip #REF!.$B$220,2,0) > but so far all attempts (for quite a while now!) at placing those $ > marks have resulted in errors. > > I am sure, this is something very simple, but being a simpleton I > just > cannot figure it out. > > Thank you. > Thomas > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] specify an absolute sheet address
Den lör 12 juni 2021 kl 11:06 skrev Thomas Blasejewicz : > Good evening > I am probably, again!, too stupid to figure this out by myself, > so I would be grateful for a hint. > > I have a file with something like 25 sheets listing the patients who > visited my clinic before > grouped by year. In one sheet I have all names (about 2,000). > > To make my work easier I set up a VLOOKUP function to help me enter zip > codes. > In sheet 2021 that formula looks like > =VLOOKUP(N77,'Zip codes'.$A$2:$B$150,2,0) > and refers to a sheet with the zip codes 3 sheets to the right. This > works fine. > > However, when I copy the data (whenever there is something new) to the > "ALL" sheet to the right of 2021, > I get a "N/A", because the formula AGAIN refers to the THIRD sheet to > the right, that does not have any zip codes. > > I tried to figure out, how to specify the sheet "Zip codes" as the > absolute address, > like: =VLOOKUP(N76,$zip codes.$a$2$:$zip #REF!.$B$220,2,0) > but so far all attempts (for quite a while now!) at placing those $ > marks have resulted in errors. > As long as you have a ”#REF!” involved you'll get an error. Get rid of that first (replace it with what's supposed to be there), and then try again. And what's ”$zip”? Is that a cell name? Then that's wrong too. Another way to get around it is to name your range. Then your formula could look something like =VLOOKUP(N76;ZipCodes;2;0) Named ranges are absolute, always. Kind regards Johnny Rosenberg > I am sure, this is something very simple, but being a simpleton I just > cannot figure it out. > > Thank you. > Thomas > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
