Bug 149007 - Search for scientific format fails
Summary: Search for scientific format fails
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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7.3.2.2 release
Hardware: All Linux (All)
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Blocks: Find-Search
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Reported: 2022-05-09 19:36 UTC by davidpbrown
Modified: 2023-08-18 05:06 UTC (History)
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Description davidpbrown 2022-05-09 19:36:43 UTC 
Description:
Certain results of a calculation will land a scientific format without having changed the cell format. Searching then for that result, fails.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make a cell some formula that lands a scientific result. eg =8.765432/10000000000 ==> 8.765432E-10
2. Copy that result and search for it in the usual ctrl-F box 8.765432E-10

Actual Results:
Search key not found.. but it's right there.

Expected Results:
Search and find the concept of that number either as the long form or the scientific but especially at least the scientific calc just created for itself.

Search should find what is present.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Simple bug likely with simple solution.. the format of the number should not confuse the spreadsheet or the users.
Comment 1 Mike Kaganski 2022-05-09 20:43:02 UTC 
Repro.

Searching for 0.0000000008765432 succeeds. But e.g. search for 0.00000000087654320 
or for 00.0000000008765432 fails. So it looks like it converts numeric values to a fixed-format string, and compares to search string, without trying the other way round.