Hi Howard,

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So, for example, it would return Tir.X as
the Italian name for the XIRR function.
Is that for Excel 97-2003?
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Excel97-2007.

The function names do not change in Excel 2007;
a significant change is that ATP functions in an
Excel 2007 workbook will automatically be
transalated into the lanuage of another Excel 2007
user.


The ATP translator Addin by Eric Desert, which
can be downloaded from Ron de Bruin's site,
provides, amongst other significant ATP
internationalisation features, an ATP Function
Table in numerous European languages. You can
information and screenshots of the Addin at:

http://www.rondebruin.nl/atptranslator.htm

There is also a download link at that page.


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Because of this thread, I went out to buy another computer a few hours ago,
so I could use Office 2007. Seems that the fates are against me.
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I suspect that your earlier, interesting exchanges
with Peter T, in your 'Geting around XIRR error' t
thread, may have had a greater bearing!

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Is this an omen?

For a very, very long time, I have needed a laptop computer.
Today, I found interesting stuff at the Lenovo web site, but was not looking
forward to spending time fiddling with the configurations available.

Then I recalled that Costco had a good deal on an HP notebook.
Checking at the Costco web site, none were available.

So I called the local warehouse and was told that they had 2 in stock.
So I got dressed and drove to the store.
When I got there I was told that there were still 2 in stock, lucky me!

So I hustled to the register and paid, only to find out that none were in
stock.

Was this an omen telling me to not buy what I cannot afford?

In any case, Costco gave me a raincheck.
Hmmm, and it was raining today!

What else can go wrong, go wrong
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Hopefully, the platitude that good things are
worth waitng for will prove to be true!

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Regards.
Norman