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title="UNCONFIRMED - Format Basic function needs better description of its 'format' argument"
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143183">143183</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>Format Basic function needs better description of its 'format' argument
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<th>Product</th>
<td>LibreOffice
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<th>Version</th>
<td>unspecified
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>All
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<th>OS</th>
<td>All
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<th>Status</th>
<td>UNCONFIRMED
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>normal
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>medium
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<th>Component</th>
<td>Documentation
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>mikekaganski@hotmail.com
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<td>olivier.hallot@libreoffice.org
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<pre>In <a class="bz_bug_link
bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed"
title="RESOLVED FIXED - BASIC Format() runtime function help should contain a link to number format codes"
href="show_bug.cgi?id=114418">bug 114418</a>, a link to Number format codes [1] was added to Format function
help page [2].
The next step should be to clarify the textual description of the 'format'
argument of the function, specifically:
1. Remove the incomplete information from [2] that duplicates part of [1], and
instead, put another reference to [1], with a clarification that only format
string elements for en-US are accepted in Basic format string;
2. Extend the "Predefined format" section, mentioning all the accepted special
Basic-only predefined formats, namely:
* "<" (lowercase)
* ">" (uppercase)
* "c" (same as "General Date")
* "n" (minute (1-2-digit))
* "nn" (minute (2-digit))
* "w" (weekday)
* "y" (day of year)
* "General Date" (short date format, optionally with "H:MM:SS AM/PM")
* "General Number" (0.############)
* "Currency" (depends on current locale settings)
* "Fixed" (0.00)
* "Standard" (@0.00)
* "Percent" (0.00%)
* "Scientific" (#.00E+00)
* "Yes/No" (Yes or no, localized)
* "True/False" (True or False, localized)
* "On/Off" (On or Off, localized)
[1]
<a href="https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-US/text/shared/01/05020301.html?&DbPAR=BASIC">https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-US/text/shared/01/05020301.html?&DbPAR=BASIC</a>
[2]
<a href="https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-US/text/sbasic/shared/03120301.html?DbPAR=BASIC">https://help.libreoffice.org/7.2/en-US/text/sbasic/shared/03120301.html?DbPAR=BASIC</a></pre>
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