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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">User-Defined Functions</title>
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33<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155411"><bookmark_value>functions; user-defined</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>user-defined functions</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>Basic IDE for user-defined functions</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>IDE; Basic IDE</bookmark_value>
37<bookmark_value>programming;functions</bookmark_value>
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39<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155411" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><variable id="userdefined_function"><link href="text/scalc/guide/userdefined_function.xhp" name="Defining Functions Yourself">User-Defined Functions</link>
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41<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153969" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">You can apply user-defined functions in $[officename] Calc in the following ways:</paragraph>
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44<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145366" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="4">You can define your own functions using the Basic-IDE. This method requires a basic knowledge of programming.</paragraph>
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47<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3153768" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="3">You can program functions as <link href="text/scalc/01/04060111.xhp" name="add-ins">add-ins</link>. This method requires an advanced knowledge of programming.</paragraph>
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50<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149260" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">Defining A Function Using %PRODUCTNAME Basic</paragraph>
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53<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148456" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</item>.</paragraph>
54</listitem>
55<listitem>
56<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154510" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">Click the <emph>Edit</emph> button. You will now see the Basic IDE.</paragraph>
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58<listitem>
59<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150327" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="9">Enter the function code. In this example, we define a <item type="literal">VOL(a; b; c)</item> function that calculates the volume of a rectangular solid with side lengths <item type="literal">a</item>, <item type="literal">b</item> and <item type="literal">c</item>:</paragraph>
60<paragraph role="code" id="par_id9797426" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW" localize="false">Function VOL(a, b, c)<br/>VOL = a*b*c<br/>End Function</paragraph>
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63<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3155443" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Close the Basic-IDE window.</paragraph>
64<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150043" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="11">Your function is automatically saved in the default module and is now available. If you apply the function in a Calc document that is to be used on another computer, you can copy the function to the Calc document as described in the next section.</paragraph>
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67<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147340" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="18">Copying a Function To a Document</paragraph>
68<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145232" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="19">In stage 2 of "Defining A Function Using %PRODUCTNAME Basic", in the <emph>Macro</emph> dialog you clicked on <emph>Edit </emph>. As the default, in the <emph>Macro from</emph> field the <emph>My Macros - Standard - Module1</emph> module is selected. The <emph>Standard</emph> library resides locally in your user directory.</paragraph>
69<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154022" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20">If you want to copy the user-defined function to a Calc document:</paragraph>
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72<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150304" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="21">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</item> .</paragraph>
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74<listitem>
75<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150086" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="22">In the <emph>Macro from</emph> field select <emph>My Macros - Standard - Module1</emph> and click <emph>Edit</emph>.</paragraph>
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77<listitem>
78<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3166430" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="23">In the Basic-IDE, select the source of your user-defined function and copy it to the clipboard.</paragraph>
79</listitem>
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81<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_idN1081D" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Close the Basic-IDE.</paragraph>
82</listitem>
83<listitem>
84<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3150517" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="24">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - Macros - Organize Macros - %PRODUCTNAME Basic</item> .</paragraph>
85</listitem>
86<listitem>
87<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3145384" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="25">In the <emph>Macro from</emph> field select <emph>(Name of the Calc document) - Standard - Module1</emph>. Click <emph>Edit</emph>.</paragraph>
88</listitem>
89<listitem>
90<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148699" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">Paste the clipboard contents in the Basic-IDE of the document.</paragraph>
91</listitem>
92</list>
93<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153305" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="12">Applying a User-defined Function in $[officename] Calc</paragraph>
94<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148869" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="13">Once you have defined the function <item type="literal">VOL(a; b; c)</item> in the Basic-IDE, you can apply it the same way as the built-in functions of $[officename] Calc.</paragraph>
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97<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3148606" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="14">Open a Calc document and enter numbers for the function parameters <item type="literal">a</item>, <item type="literal">b</item>, and <item type="literal">c</item> in cells A1, B1, and C1.</paragraph>
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99<listitem>
100<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3156019" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="15">Set the cursor in another cell and enter the following:</paragraph>
101<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155264" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">=VOL(A1;B1;C1)</paragraph>
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104<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3146776" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="17">The function is evaluated and you will see the result in the selected cell.</paragraph>
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