Re:Ask HN: What can't you do in Excel?
by CatDancer on Wednesday January 14, 2009 @07:43AM
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No, I don't want the spreadsheet to "infer" my desire or for it to change my formulas when I enter data.
The formula should describe the calculation I want performed and it should continue to work even when I enter new data. For example, if I have a "defined table" as you say, I should be able to ask it for a sum of a column in the table, and have it continue to work even if I add new data to the table, with hacks or trickery or invoking obscure commands.
The formula should describe the calculation I want performed and it should continue to work even when I enter new data. For example, if I have a "defined table" as you say, I should be able to ask it for a sum of a column in the table, and have it continue to work even if I add new data to the table, with hacks or trickery or invoking obscure commands.