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Imported Excel unformatted table text-based formulas import as "-1"

Community Expert ,
Sep 25, 2022 Sep 25, 2022

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Hi all, I'm experiencing a bug where any formulas that reference a text value in my excel files import into Indesign as "-1". Can anyone confirm this bug on their system? If so, please vote for this bug report.

 

Steps to reproduce:

1. In Microsoft Excel, in cell A1 add "Some text"

2. In cell B1 add formula "=A1"
3. Save excel document .xlsx
4. Import into indesign as Unformatted Table (note: formatted table works fine)

typing the formulatyping the formula

formula is workingformula is working

Indesign import options I usedIndesign import options I used

this is what I gotthis is what I got

 

I'm using Indesign 17.4 and Excel for Mac 16.63.1, on MacOS 12.6.

 

If you are also experiencing this bug, please vote for this bug report.

- Mark

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Community Expert , Sep 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2022

Apparently, it is just with text-based formulas. Number formulas work OK; limited testing with dates seem to work too.

 

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Sep 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2022

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Apparently, it is just with text-based formulas. Number formulas work OK; limited testing with dates seem to work too.

 

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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Sep 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2022

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Thanks so much. I can confirm what you say. I have updated the bug report.

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Sep 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2022

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Now that I think about it, Dates should work fine since they are really just numbers to Excel (days since 01/01/1900)

 

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Sep 26, 2022 Sep 26, 2022

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You are right.

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