RE: MS Excel XML File Format

["Browder, Tom" <Tom Browder fwb srs com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnumeric-list-bounces gnome org 
> [mailto:gnumeric-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Andreas 
> J. Guelzow
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 13:34
> To: gnumeric-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: MS Excel XML File Format
>
> On Tue, 2007-19-06 at 12:25 -0500, Browder, Tom wrote:
> > And I also notice that a valid Excel xml file (according to MS Excel)
>
> I assume you mean a file that MS Excel opens. (This is 
> different from a valid MS Excel xml File.)

OK, you're correct, but Excel opens the xml file Ok--I haven't tried
xmllint on it (good idea).

> So if A1:B2 are merged and B2:C3 are merged how is that 
> supposed to be understood? THe screen real estate 
> corresponding to B2 can only belong to one of those two merged 
> cell regions.

Hm, at first thought I would report the problem (maybe in a log file)
and ignore one or both of the overlapping merge areas (I know it may not
be that easy).  But I believe some attempt should be made to continue
(perhaps also suggest the user use xmllint on the file).

-Tom