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Subject: Re: [office-formula] Considering IFERROR function
On Fri, 2007-08-06 at 19:04 +0200, Eike Rathke wrote: > Hi, > > As already pointed out on the comment list, for some occasions an > IFERROR(expression;errorcase) does come handy. The function evaluates > 'expression' as usual, and if that results in an error returns the > result of an 'errorcase' expression, otherwise the result of > 'expression'. Also ECMA/MOOXML defines this function. > > I propose to include IFERROR in our ODFF specification. On first glance this looks equivalent to IF(ISERROR(expression);errorcase;expression) but of course this "equivalent" version evaluates 'expression' twice which can give a different result. Andreas -- "Liberty consists less in acting according to one's own pleasure, than in not being subject to the will and pleasure of other people. It consists also in our not subjecting the wills of other people to our own." Rousseau Prof. Dr. Andreas J. Guelzow Dept. of Mathematical & Computing Sciences Concordia University College of Alberta
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