[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 144274] New: Formula not working for minimum positive number... but works in Excel.

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144274

            Bug ID: 144274
           Summary: Formula not working for minimum positive number...
                    but works in Excel.
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Calc
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: busysteve at gmail.com

Description:
The following formula does not work in LibreOffice but works in Excel:

To find minimum positive number....
=MIN(IF(A1:A4>0,A1:A4))

Given the following numbers:
-56
23
-9
8

The is a site that discribes this formula in detail:

https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/excel/2974-excel-find-smallest-positive-number.html



Steps to Reproduce:
1. enter the following number is cells A1 to A4
-56
23
-9
8

2. In a neighboring cell enter this formula
=MIN(IF(A1:A4>0,A1:A4))

3.  If you -56 that's wrong.  If you see 8 that's correct.


Actual Results:
-56 that's wrong.  

Expected Results:
8 that's correct.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
If you -56 that's wrong.  If you see 8 that's correct.

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