Re: [office-formula] MIN/MAX/MINA/MAXA and no value, zero?

["David A. Wheeler" <dwheeler@dwheeler.com>]

Eike Rathke:
> we currently define that MIN/MAX return 0 if there is no value at all,
> either no parameter or no value in a referenced range. I know that all
> apps except OOo see it different, but IMHO the minimum/maximum of no
> values should not be 0 but an error instead.

Since most implementation return 0, I don't think they should be REQUIRED to produce an error.  I don't see the value to implementors in modifying the apps to detect this odd case, especially since 0 is such a widely-held view.

I think we should either (a) define as 0, as now, or (b) make this implementation-defined, stating that apps MUST produce EITHER 0 or Error in this case.  I'd be fine with (b).

--- David A. Wheeler