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XL.Sheet.CellReadNumber

Reads a number value from a cell.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
XL 3.5 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "XL.Sheet.CellReadNumber"; bookRef; sheetIndex; Row; Column )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
bookRef The reference to the workbook. Please use XL.LoadBook to load a file. $ref
sheetIndex The index of the sheet. This number ranges from 0 to XL.Book.SheetCount-1. 0
Row The row for the cell. First row has index 0. $row
Column The column for the cell. First column has index 0. $column

Result

Returns number or error message.

Description

Reads a number value from a cell.

Examples

Write a formula with result:

# calculate the address like A1 and B1
Set Variable [$a1; Value: MBS( "XL.Sheet.RowColToAddr"; $book; $sheet; $row; 1; 0; 0)]
Set Variable [$a2; Value: MBS( "XL.Sheet.RowColToAddr"; $book; $sheet; $row; 2; 0; 0)]
# build the formula
Set Variable [$formula; Value: "=" & $a1 & "+" & $a2 ]
# and we calculate in result based on our data
Set Variable [$result; Value: MBS( "XL.Sheet.CellReadNumber"; $book; $sheet; $row; 1 ) + MBS( "XL.Sheet.CellReadNumber"; $book; $sheet; $row; 2 ) ]
# write it to the new cell
Set Variable [$r; Value: MBS( "XL.Sheet.CellWriteFormulaBoolean"; $book; $sheet; $Row; $Column; $formula; $result; $format ]

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 17th February 2023


XL.Sheet.CellReadFormulas - XL.Sheet.CellReadNumbers