From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sebastien Vauban" Subject: Re: [bug] Assigning "0:00" to cell gives an error Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 11:30:46 +0200 Message-ID: <80r4v3j5fd.fsf@somewhere.org> References: <80pqc7id9u.fsf@somewhere.org> <095A94F6-D2B9-40BE-BF04-79F61A62BA02@gmail.com> <801un55laa.fsf@somewhere.org> <874nrzonyc.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Hi Bastien, Bastien wrote: > "Sebastien Vauban" writes: > >> We can assign the value "0:00" to a cell via the string function: >> >> | Task | HH:MM | >> |---------+-------| >> | This | 1:23 | >> | Nothing | 0:00 | >> | That | 4:56 | >> #+TBLFM: @2$2=1:23::@3$2=string("0:00")::@4$2=string("4:56") >> >> but, *when giving the value via the table formula* >> >> - we can't convert any time (0:00 or H:MM) to a fractional time: >> >> | Task | HH:MM | >> |---------+-------| >> | This | 0.00 | >> | Nothing | na | >> | That | na | >> #+TBLFM: @2$2=1:23;t::@3$2=string("0:00");t::@4$2=string("4:56");t > > The :t and :T flags are not assigning a value to a cell. I did not express myself clearly, then. Sorry for that. The assignment is done through the `=' sign. This is the "what" part of the equation, that is the value which is assigned to the cell. The flags are the "how" part of the assignment. At least, they should tell about the formatting of the value (like for numeric assignments), but they don't (for time assignments). Let's compare with numerics: @2$2=3.141592;%.2f The value just follows the equal sign: pi is *what* to output in the cell. The flag (here, `%.2f') says *how* to output it, in this case limited to 2 decimals. Let's come back to time values: @2$2=1:23;t means, for me, that: - the value 1:23 should be assigned to the cell - that value should be formatted as a fraction. Hence, I'd expect to see `1.38' (and not `0:00'). >> - we can't confirm that its format must be H:MM >> >> | Task | HH:MM | >> |---------+-------| >> | This | 0:00 | >> | Nothing | na | >> | That | na | >> #+TBLFM: @2$2=1:23;T::@3$2=string("0:00");T::@4$2=string("4:56");T > > ... same here. > >> Those problems do arise in both ways of assigning a time to a cell: >> >> - via the "common" way: @2$2=1:23 >> >> Results: 0.00 >> >> - via the "string" function: @4$2=string("4:56") > > The @4$2=string("4:56") works fine here, without any flag. Best regards, Seb -- Sebastien Vauban