R: [libreoffice-users] general input/output error when trying to open document

2023-03-16 Thread Paolo Debortoli
You can try to open on another PC or remove customizations: https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=168160 Otherwise remove the lock file or reinstall LibreOffice: https://askubuntu.com/questions/491292/general-error-general-input-output-error-when-opening-documents-with-libreoff

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Steve, Steve Edmonds schrieb am 16.03.2023 um 21:37: On 16/03/2023 23:12, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Steve, Steve Edmonds schrieb am 16.03.2023 um 01:13: Hi, on the off chance I will be pleasantly surprised, can a function act on a range. i.e can I do something like

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Edmonds
Thanks very much for the help. I will flag using the AVERAGE and ABS and can adequately gain a feel for the data I need with the STDEVP function. I had recently been using some R style vector arithmetic and wondered if similar could be achieved using ranges in LO. Steve On 17/03/2023 11:29,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread Michael H
I was able to accomplish array math by clicking on the fx button on the row above the letters naming columns, then click the array checkbox in the lower left of the function wizard dialog box. After that the function listing shows {} around the function, but you can't type that in to get the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread ady
Hi Regina, > But you can use {=AVERAGE({ABS($Sheet1.B1:$Sheet1.B30)} for example. Besides the typo, for that to work it would need to be all in the same worksheet, which is contrary to the initial setup. ISTM that using SUM() and COUNT() would be simpler, if the data is already with the layout

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 16/03/2023 23:12, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Steve, Steve Edmonds schrieb am 16.03.2023 um 01:13: Hi, on the off chance I will be pleasantly surprised, can a function act on a range. i.e can I do something like =AVERAGE(ABS($Sheet1.B28:$Sheet19.B28)) to average the absolute value of the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread ady
Two separate issues. A_ The curly brackets are not to be introduced manually. They are only a sign that the formula is not "normal" (as introduced by pressing [ENTER]) but instead is an array formula, introduced by simultaneously pressing [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[ENTER] (CSE). Search the wiki or the web

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread Michael D. Setzer II
On 16 Mar 2023 at 18:22, ady wrote: From:ady Date sent:Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:22:56 -0300 Subject:Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range To:Users > Hi Regina, > > > But you can use {=AVERAGE({ABS($Sheet1.B1:$Sheet1.B30)} for example. > > Besides the typo, for that to work it would

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Michael, Michael D. Setzer II schrieb am 16.03.2023 um 22:45: On 16 Mar 2023 at 18:22, ady wrote: From:ady Date sent:Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:22:56 -0300 Subject:Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range To:Users Hi Regina, But you can use {=AVERAGE({ABS($Sheet1.B1:$Sheet1.B30)}

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread Michael D. Setzer II
On 16 Mar 2023 at 23:29, Regina Henschel wrote: Subject:Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range To: users@global.libreoffice.org From: Regina Henschel Date sent: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:29:10 +0100 > Hi Michael, > >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function acting on range

2023-03-16 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Steve, Steve Edmonds schrieb am 16.03.2023 um 01:13: Hi, on the off chance I will be pleasantly surprised, can a function act on a range. i.e can I do something like =AVERAGE(ABS($Sheet1.B28:$Sheet19.B28)) to average the absolute value of the numbers in the range. The above seems to

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 7.3.7.2

2023-03-16 Thread ady
In Writer, go to menu Tools > Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids. Is the dictionary of the specific language listed and checked "on"? In the same Language Settings dialog, are the relevant options checked "on"? "How to install extra dictionaries?"

[libreoffice-users] general input/output error when trying to open document

2023-03-16 Thread Eric Beversluis
Why do I get a "general input/output error when trying to open a LO document (Calc, in this case)? Seems to happen frequently but randomly. Using Ubuntu 20.04 and LO Version: 6.4.7.2 Build ID: 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.6. Thanks. -- Eric Beversluis www.ericbeversluis.com Forthcoming: /For Love