At 22:51 19/02/2015 +0200, Pertti Rönnberg wrote:
From mr Asaibene's message I think it is
obvious -- at least we can assume -- that he is
rather familiar with using spreadsheets (e.g.
LO/Calc) and knows the basics, ...
I don't want to be overcritical of the original
questioner, but I suspect that this is not
entirely true. Not recognising "###" and its
meaning is perfectly understandable for a beginner.
... he described a simple calculation that is
all correct but showed the result that is in no
way normal whatever his (operating)system is.
It is normal if the Formulae display option is ticked.
... if a spreadsheet program (e.g. LO/Calc) does
not behave or do the calculations correctly you
may not be aware of the failures and draw wrong conclutions ...
This is entirely true! And it's a good lesson to
learn: spreadsheets are by their nature fragile
and can be relied on only if their construction
has been very carefully executed.
... a spreadsheet program is worse than
worthless if you cannot trust it "150%". A
couple of years ago I experienced some that sort
of problems with LO/Calc why I still try to
check the results in every project of importance.
Again, that is excellent advice.
Mr Asaibene's message is alarming: if a
spreadsheet behaves odd in small then there can
be more serious issues. I think mr Asaibene should post a bug report.
I'm still working with the theory that Calc is operating as advertised.
Brian Barker
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