How to automatically read in calculated values with PHPExcel?

Question

I have the following Excel file:

I read it in by looping

Answer 1

getCalculatedValue() seems to do the right job you wanted. It will return the correct value if the cell contains FBV ( formula based value ). If not then the normal value will be returned instead.

Answer 2

If you are unsure about the content of a cell (value or formula included), I recommend you to primarily do a check if the cell has a formula and then copy - paste accordingly. getOldCalculatedValue() is very helpful in this case. Here is an example of that:

$code = $sheet->getCell('A'.$y)->getValue();
if(strstr($code,'=')==true)
{
    $code = $sheet->getCell('A'.$y)->getOldCalculatedValue();
}
$objPHPExcel4->setActiveSheetIndex(0)
             ->setCellValue('A'.$l, $code);

For large data sets, getCalculatedValue() function is really cumbersome and lots of memory will be required to perform correctly.

Answer 3

getCalculatedValue() seems to work for all cells, see above

Answer 4

I have never imported an excel file in PHP so this is just a stab in the dark.

Why not check the first character in the cell for an "="

If true getCalculatedValue()
if not getCell()

Answer 5

Looks like getCalculatedValue() is deprecated. Try using getFormattedValue() instead.