[Gllug] RedHat

[Dylan]

On Thursday 01 November 2001 14:09, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Huw Lynes [mailto:huw-l at moving-picture.co.uk]

> > > Is it compatible with MSOffice
> >
> > Star/OpenOffice is supposed to be pretty good at dealing with MS file
> > formats. KOffice also has filters for MS. However I haven't
> > played with
> > either of these recently.
>
> I have tried Excel files with it and they worked. There was a problem
> though with lookups and if statements in the spreadsheet which I tested it
> on at home.
>
>

Maybe SO interprets those functions correctly - Excel insists on 
short-circuiting lookups and logic statements, so they could be coded to 
circumvent that. Hence the functions can fail if evaluated correctly. 
Apparently, it is easier for the user if the function is chort-circuited (but 
take it from a guy schooled in (old style) predicate logic - short-circuits 
in logic proofs are some of the things that let you 'prove' 2=1 or 
black=white. Go figure on the consequences.)

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