Bug 64131 - EDITING: DDE function does not work for Name Ranges with Local Scope
Summary: EDITING: DDE function does not work for Name Ranges with Local Scope
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.0.3.1 rc
Hardware: Other All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Cell-Reference
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Reported: 2013-05-01 18:56 UTC by m_a_riosv
Modified: 2022-07-25 03:27 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Attachments
File with DDE() function (8.53 KB, application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2013-05-01 18:56 UTC, m_a_riosv
Details
Linked file with named ranges (8.08 KB, application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2013-05-01 18:57 UTC, m_a_riosv
Details

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Description m_a_riosv 2013-05-01 18:56:07 UTC
From a question in Ask.
http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/15867/manage-calc-cell-name-global-or-by-sheet/

DDE() does not work with range names with local scope.

Win7x64 Ultimate
LibreOffice Version 4.0.3.1 (Build ID: a67943cd4d125208f4ea7fa29439551825cfb39)

LibreOffice 3.5.7.2 Build ID: 3215f89-f603614-ab984f2-7348103-1225a5b

Maybe there is some way to reference the range names with local scope?
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2013-05-01 18:56:41 UTC
Created attachment 78733 [details]
File with DDE() function
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2013-05-01 18:57:07 UTC
Created attachment 78734 [details]
Linked file with named ranges
Comment 3 Owen Genat (retired) 2013-06-05 13:19:51 UTC
Confirmed under GNU/Linux with TDF/LO v4.0.3.3. Setting status to NEW. The message presented is the one introduced by this commit if this is any help:

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-commits/2011-June/013389.html

Also appears related to this AskLO query:

http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/15386/using-dde-linking-in-calc-newer-than-v331/

...which would seem to indicate it goes back to at least v3.5.7.2.
Comment 4 Owen Genat (retired) 2013-06-05 14:01:18 UTC
A search for earlier related reports has revealed bug #36311 which is possibly the same problem. The example files in that bug throw the same error but on a cell reference range (e.g., Element : 'Action Plan 2 Year 1'.C52:N52). The era of that bug (v3.3.2) would also appear to be more in keeping with the version comments in the AskLO thread I linked in comment #3. I have left the version as reported for now.

The comments by Kohei Yoshida in #6 and #8 of that bug would seem to indicate that the "Link to External Data" facility is the preferred method moving forwards. Adding a Depends On link to the indicated bug for reference. If this is not the right approach, can someone please make an appropriate link? Thanks.
Comment 5 Markus Mohrhard 2013-06-10 07:20:39 UTC
(In reply to comment #4)
> A search for earlier related reports has revealed bug #36311 which is
> possibly the same problem. The example files in that bug throw the same
> error but on a cell reference range (e.g., Element : 'Action Plan 2 Year
> 1'.C52:N52). The era of that bug (v3.3.2) would also appear to be more in
> keeping with the version comments in the AskLO thread I linked in comment
> #3. I have left the version as reported for now.
> 
> The comments by Kohei Yoshida in #6 and #8 of that bug would seem to
> indicate that the "Link to External Data" facility is the preferred method
> moving forwards. Adding a Depends On link to the indicated bug for
> reference. If this is not the right approach, can someone please make an
> appropriate link? Thanks.

These two bug reports have nothing to do with each others.
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2015-03-16 22:53:15 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 m_a_riosv 2015-03-17 02:27:47 UTC
Reproducible:
Win7x64
Version: 4.4.2.1
Build ID: 93fc8832889bf050a10ec6d0171dae213adc9b55
Comment 8 tommy27 2016-04-16 07:23:24 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 9 QA Administrators 2017-05-22 13:23:18 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 10 m_a_riosv 2017-05-22 22:35:16 UTC
Still
Version: 5.5.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: 7662b11cad6105d56fb9acc9c431c89d3b68dc89
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.19; UI render: GL; 
TinderBox: Win-x86@39, Branch:master, Time: 2017-05-20_10:09:09
Locale: es-ES (es_ES); Calc: CL
Comment 11 QA Administrators 2018-07-24 02:37:57 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 12 QA Administrators 2020-07-24 03:46:15 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 13 QA Administrators 2022-07-25 03:27:40 UTC
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