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Subject: Re: [office-comment] OpenFormula: Excel FLOOR Function
Hello Sheldon, hello everyone, Sheldon Britton wrote: > Hi Leonard, > > > "Actually, this concept contains a hidden flaw. > > [...] > > > > I am planning to challenge a lot of the spreadsheet paradigms, as > time will permit...." > > As one who has been previously intimately involved in the /*"manual > methods"*/ of completing certain processes within the "development > banking" industry Yes, unfortunately I came across the manual methods myself. Though, it was an eye opener for me. [I worked some time ago for a government doing forecasting/planing, and overseeing and auditing spreadsheet users.] Indeed, there is a bigger problem with spreadsheets overall, and many get phased out. I still believe that - IF existing spreadsheets are adapted to modern concepts, they still have a place in businesses. A business survey published in 2007 [1] paints a grim picture on manual operations and therefore on spreadsheets as well. I do also hope that new concepts and various integration attempts are addressed on this list, too, and hopefully sooner than later. Many thanks for your interest in this subject. Sincerely, Leonard [1] http://www.exidio.com/Files/Survey%20-%20Exidio%20and%20gtnews.pdf [Google for "Survey Reveals High Levels of Inefficiency Within Internal Treasury Operations" and click on the 'Cached'-link for the first result (the actual link needs a subscription; amazing this new technology ;-) ) to get additional info on survey respondents, see bottom-note] [There are a lot of other surveys painting a similar picture.] > I wish to submit that even before one gets to the stage of actually > attempting to solve a given problem with the "*/computerized/* > /*spreadsheet functions**"*/ that are currently being provided; (and > with those that will follow in the future), there are also those > step-by-step /*_procedures _*/that have to be adhered to in order to > achieve the desired results. This now brings us to the questions with > regard to the integration of /*"Databases", Tables"*/... into those > Spreadsheets (for example; the Microsoft-Eolas case). > > _Question:_ > So, in addition to the obvious spreadsheet issues currently being > discussed... when and how will these "integration" or > "interoperability" issues now being pointed towards be addressed if > not now? > > Kindest regards, > > Sheldon a. Britton > > [...]
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