[OASIS Issue Tracker] Commented: (OFFICE-3435) ODF 1.2 CD05 Part 26.11.13 Incredible HYPERLINK Function

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Robert Weir  commented on OFFICE-3435:
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Dennis, but surely every function must return its calculated value to the host?  Otherwise how would the host know what value to format and display in each cell?

Or is your point that with a 2nd parameter, the return value does not look like a URL, therefore the host needs to be notified somehow that the given result should be treated as an anchor to some other URL (the first parameter).  That is a fair point.  But it looks like you are proposing to eliminate the function altogether?

> ODF 1.2 CD05 Part 2 6.11.13 Incredible HYPERLINK Function 
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>                 Key: OFFICE-3435
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/OFFICE-3435
>             Project: OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Needs Discussion, OpenFormula, Part 2 (Formulas)
>    Affects Versions: ODF 1.2 CD 05
>            Reporter: Dennis Hamilton
>            Assignee: Dennis Hamilton
>             Fix For: ODF 1.2 CD 06
>
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> ODF 1.2 CD05 Part 2 has an inexplicable definition for the HYPERLINK function.
> The description asserts that there is an effect on a cell.
> The description assrts that there is an effect on a cell even if the function's occurrence is not needed in the evaluation of the formula.
> The description asserts that there is a coordinated effect in how an IRI is composed (or multiples delivered) from individual occurrences of the HYPERLINK function in the same expression.
> The description asserts unjustifiable requirements on the implementation of an evaluator.
> Finally, the examples of this function are used to refine the definition.  Only the simplest examples can be inferred from the definition.
> It appears that incidental consequences of a specific implementation are being appealed to, without concern for what is essential and good enough for an OpenFormula case and no matter what odd behaviors that implementations might have for cases that defy well-definedness.

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