Changes needed for IFNA & IFERROR function definitions for empty cells

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Major
    • ODF 1.2 CD 06
    • Affects Version/s: ODF 1.2 CD 05
    • Component/s: OpenFormula
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      Update as follows:

      For IFNA:

      Semantics: Computes X. If ISNA(X) is true, return Alternative, else return X.

      For IFERROR:

      Semantics: Computes X. If ISERROR(X) is true, return Alternative, else return X.

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      Update as follows: For IFNA: Semantics: Computes X. If ISNA(X) is true, return Alternative, else return X. For IFERROR: Semantics: Computes X. If ISERROR(X) is true, return Alternative, else return X.

      For both IFNA & IFERROR, The function definitions currently state:

      Semantics: Computes X. If ISNA(X) is true, return Alternative, else return X. Thus this is semantically equivalent to IF(ISNA(X); Alternative; X), except that X is only computed once. If X or Alternative is a cell reference to an empty cell, it is treated as the empty string "".

      In both Open Office & Excel, the semantic equialent listed above, returns a zero, not an empty string. The function definition needs to be updated to allow for this.

            Assignee:
            Patrick Durusau
            Reporter:
            Eric Patterson (Inactive)
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