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@section faq_formula_zero Q. Why do my formulas show a zero result in some, non-Excel applications?
Due to wide range of possible formulas and inter-dependencies between them
`libxlsxwriter` doesn't, and realistically cannot, calculate the result of a
formula when it is written to an XLSX file. Instead, it stores the value 0 as
the formula result. It then sets a global flag in the XLSX file to say that
all formulas and functions should be recalculated when the file is opened.
Due to a wide range of possible formulas and the inter-dependencies between
them `libxlsxwriter` doesn't, and realistically cannot, calculate the result
of a formula when it is written to an XLSX file. Instead, it stores the value
0 as the formula result. It then sets a global flag in the XLSX file to say
that all formulas and functions should be recalculated when the file is
opened.
This is the method recommended in the Excel documentation and in general it
works fine with spreadsheet applications. However, applications that don't