Format function's format string takes up to four sections separated by semicolons. The fourth section is for Null values. This is defined in SbxValue::Format, which handles SbxNULL values explicitly, calling SbxBasicFormater::BasicFormatNull. However, calling > Format(Null) or > Format(Null, ";;;""NNN""") results in "Inadmissible value or data type. Data type mismatch" error. This works in VBA [1]: the former call returns "", and the latter returns "NNN". [1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/language/reference/user-interface-help/format-function-visual-basic-for-applications
Confirmed in: Version: 7.3.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 0aea0cee58fe77a9058217dfdfc3d6a02b29ee2a CPU threads: 6; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-US (de_DE); UI: en-US Calc: CL
I am trying to work on tdf#143193. Is Null supposed to be a correct data type? It doesn't seem to recognize it as one.
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