Issue 44019 - Error with named ranges importing Excel doc
Summary: Error with named ranges importing Excel doc
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of issue 32340
Alias: None
Product: Calc
Classification: Application
Component: open-import (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1.2
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: spreadsheet
QA Contact: issues@sc
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Reported: 2005-03-03 21:10 UTC by kylebateman
Modified: 2005-03-23 13:31 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Demonstrates import bug (93.00 KB, application/vnd.ms-excel)
2005-03-03 21:11 UTC, kylebateman
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Description kylebateman 2005-03-03 21:10:16 UTC
I have an Excel-created spreadsheet that has a bunch of formulae which reference
named cells from a vlookup function.  It looks like the original sheet has named
cell ranges on each sheet which have the same name (unique per sheet, but not
unique across the whole spreadsheet).

The importer seems to try to rename certain of the named ranges to something
different (like Heat1___1 rather than the original Heat1).  But it still seems
to have duplicates across most of the sheets.

This renaming takes place on all sheets except the one called "10 Cars" which
looks like the way it is in Excel.

The formula (in the Score column) on sheets "8 Cars" and "4 Cars" work (after
putting in valid data to the Place columns).  On all the other sheets, they just
yield Err:502 (no matter the data).

"8 Cars" and "4 Cars" also show Err:502 until valid data is put in.  You're
supposed to put the numbers "1, 2, 3, or 4" in the "Place" column to show which
car came in in which place (in a race).  Then the score and place columns should
show which cars are the winners.

BTW, Excel shows 0's in the Score column until data is input--openoffice shows
Err:502.  That's not a major issue, but a difference.  The main issue is I end
up with a bunch of non-uniquely named ranges which the vlookups seem to choke on
.  I'll attach the file.
Comment 1 kylebateman 2005-03-03 21:11:07 UTC
Created attachment 23305 [details]
Demonstrates import bug
Comment 2 daniel.rentz 2005-03-23 13:31:17 UTC
The problem is the VLOOKUP function: it returns an empty string instead of the
value 0. If Calc tries to sum empty strings, it returns an error.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 32340 ***
Comment 3 daniel.rentz 2005-03-23 13:31:43 UTC
double -> closed