How to write a language independent formula

Hi all...

I am using Excel COM component to transform a CSV file into an XLS file.
After converting it, I need to summarize a column that contains numbers.

I am using FormulaR1C1 property of a Cell object. In order to know what
value I need to place in that property, I used Excel by recording a new macro
and make the sum.

When I saw the generated code, FormulaR1C1 property was assigned this value
: "=SUM(R[-488]C:R[-1]C)". I have Microsoft Excel in Spanish, so I thought
that formula was writen in a standard way.

Well.. when I used the same code from my component I got an exception. After
some tests, I discovered that I should assign "=SUMA(F(-488)C:F(-1)C)" to
FormulaR1C1 property (that is, the formula written in spanish). By using this
formula would work for users that have Excel in Spanish, but not for users
that have Excel in English.

Is there any way to solve this problem?
Thanks a lot in advance

Jaime

I don't know how you write the formula to a cell, but from VBA you would
indeed use the English version. Otherwise you would use the FormulaR1C1Local
property.
Are you sure this is how it happened?

--
Kind regards,

Niek Otten


"Jaime Stuardo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi all...
>
> I am using Excel COM component to transform a CSV file into an XLS file.
> After converting it, I need to summarize a column that contains numbers.
>
> I am using FormulaR1C1 property of a Cell object. In order to know what
> value I need to place in that property, I used Excel by recording a new
> macro
> and make the sum.
>
> When I saw the generated code, FormulaR1C1 property was assigned this
> value
> : "=SUM(R[-488]C:R[-1]C)". I have Microsoft Excel in Spanish, so I thought
> that formula was writen in a standard way.
>
> Well.. when I used the same code from my component I got an exception.
> After
> some tests, I discovered that I should assign "=SUMA(F(-488)C:F(-1)C)" to
> FormulaR1C1 property (that is, the formula written in spanish). By using
> this
> formula would work for users that have Excel in Spanish, but not for users
> that have Excel in English.
>
> Is there any way to solve this problem?
> Thanks a lot in advance
>
> Jaime

Yes... by using VBA I have no problems (when it is used from VB editor in
Excel).

As I said, I am using Microsoft Excel Object Library, instantiating
Excel.Application object from a C++ program (using IDispatch interface).

When I assigned "=SUM(R[-488]C:R[-1]C)" to FormulaR1C1 property, an
exception occurs, but when I used "=SUMA(F(-488)C:F(-1)C)" it worked. As you
know, if I would use "=SUM(R[-488]C:R[-1]C)" in VBA using Excel editor, I
would have no problems.

I realized of that by using the following test. I have created an XLS file
with a SUM formula at cell (1, 1). Then I opened that file from my C++
application and read the Cell (1, 1) content. I see that the string read from
FormulaR1C1 property is the Spanish version of the formula, contrary to the
version that is shown in the VBA editor.

Jaime

"Niek Otten" wrote:

> I don't know how you write the formula to a cell, but from VBA you would
> indeed use the English version. Otherwise you would use the FormulaR1C1Local
> property.
> Are you sure this is how it happened?
>
> --
> Kind regards,
>
> Niek Otten
>
>
> "Jaime Stuardo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi all...
> >
> > I am using Excel COM component to transform a CSV file into an XLS file.
> > After converting it, I need to summarize a column that contains numbers.
> >
> > I am using FormulaR1C1 property of a Cell object. In order to know what
> > value I need to place in that property, I used Excel by recording a new
> > macro
> > and make the sum.
> >
> > When I saw the generated code, FormulaR1C1 property was assigned this
> > value
> > : "=SUM(R[-488]C:R[-1]C)". I have Microsoft Excel in Spanish, so I thought
> > that formula was writen in a standard way.
> >
> > Well.. when I used the same code from my component I got an exception.
> > After
> > some tests, I discovered that I should assign "=SUMA(F(-488)C:F(-1)C)" to
> > FormulaR1C1 property (that is, the formula written in spanish). By using
> > this
> > formula would work for users that have Excel in Spanish, but not for users
> > that have Excel in English.
> >
> > Is there any way to solve this problem?
> > Thanks a lot in advance
> >
> > Jaime
>
>
>