Issue 108469 - Link to External Data inserts formula not data
Summary: Link to External Data inserts formula not data
Status: CONFIRMED
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Product: Calc
Classification: Application
Component: open-import (show other issues)
Version: OOo 3.0.1
Hardware: Mac All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Reported: 2010-01-19 19:47 UTC by asmilwho
Modified: 2013-03-08 12:34 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
Latest Confirmation in: 3.4.1
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Description asmilwho 2010-01-19 19:47:17 UTC 
Spreadsheet 1 contains a cell which contains a formula which does some
calculation or even something like "=d6" (no the quotes aren't in the actual
formula).

Spreadsheet 2 contains a "Link to External Data" link to the cell in Spreadsheet 1.

When the link updates itself, it inserts the *formula* ("=d6") into the cell in
Spreadsheet 2, and not the *result* of the calculation.

This is a defect. In fact there seems to be no way to do what I can do inside a
single spreadsheet: decide whether I'm linking to the data or to the formula itself.
Comment 1 jbf.faure 2010-04-04 07:11:24 UTC 
I confirm the described behaviour but I do not know if it is a defect or a feature.
To get the value instead of the formula, please try a formula like this :
='file:///home/user_name/Bureau/source.ods'#$Feuille1.A1

Regards. JBF
Comment 2 Edwin Sharp 2013-03-08 12:34:17 UTC 
Insert - Link to External Data... doesn't work.
After selecting external data source, the OK button is disabled and the Available tables/ranges is blank.
Rev. 1400866