Hi :)
Isn't there a setting to change the way cells are addressed in Calc?
Something like;
Tools - Options - Calc
errr, somewhere in there?  I think you have to be in Calc to get those
options.
Regards from
Tom :)



On Tuesday, 26 January 2016, Ian McCarthy <i...@cronkshaw.com> wrote:

> On 1/26/2016 1:17 PM, Andreas Säger wrote:
>
>> Am 26.01.2016 um 13:53 schrieb Ian McCarthy:
>>
>>> Hi I'm porting a spread sheet from Excel to LibreOffice Calc and I've
>>> fallen over an incompatibility
>>> as spread sheet will be used by both tools is there a switch I can use.
>>>   The problem
>>> =CELL("filename",A1) in LO returns
>>> 'file:///C:/Users/Ian Mac/Desktop/Accounts15-16.xls'#$Sep 15
>>>
>>> where as in Excel the returned data is different
>>>   cant easily paste the excel result here but the terminal filename is in
>>> square brackets
>>> is there a way I can either spot which program I'm using and therefore
>>> switch the detection of the sheet name
>>>
>>> using  LibreOffice 5.0.4.2
>>>
>>> =LEFT(CELL("FileName");8)="'file://"
>> returns TRUE in Calc and FALSE in Excel
>>
>>
>> Just fallen down another Excel/Calc wormhole - indirect addresses formats
> are different on Excel its 'sheetFred'!$C:$C
>  where are its 'sheetFred'.$C:$C in Calc fortunatley the above test works
> for this just as well. :-)
>
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