Re: [office-formula] Looking for HYPERLINK volunteers

[robert_weir@us.ibm.com]

Maybe just define it without any side-effects.
 So, HYPERLINK() takes a string parameter and returns that same parameter.
 If an optional second parameter "friendly name" is provided,
it returns that string instead.  Then mark the entire function as
deprecated.  

A function that changes for formatting
of the current cell contents is just weird.  I don't think we want
to require this of any implementation.  But if we simply define it
as above it will be compatible with Excel and anyone is free to add additional
behaviors if they want.

-Rob

Eike Rathke <erack@sun.com> wrote on 03/05/2007
01:26:11 PM:

> Hi David,
> 
> On Monday, 2007-02-19 16:49:18 -0500, David A. Wheeler wrote:
> 
> > Thomas Metcalf thinks HYPERLINK _should_ be in the spec (it's
> supported by many spreadsheets), but that he's NOT the right person
> to draft it.
> > 
> > Do we have any volunteers?  Eike's already got his hands
full...!
> 
> No volunteer yet, so I guess I'll have to pick it up?
> 
>   Eike
> 
> -- 
> Automatic string conversions considered dangerous. They are the GOTOstatements
> of spreadsheets.  --Robert Weir on the OpenDocument formula 
> subcommittee's list.