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3 Formulas
• Spaces and Carriage Returns – The tAttrSpace Token (BIFF3-BIFF8)
This token is a placeholder for space characters and carriage returns inserted into the formula representation. It specifies
the type and number of inserted characters preceding the next token. It does not affect the evaluation of the token array.
In BIFF3, only spaces are allowed, and they can only occur in macro sheets and only in front of the entire formula,
following the equality sign.
Several tAttrSpace tokens may occur before a token, for example mixed spaces and carriage returns. Parentheses and
function calls can contain spaces at different positions:
• Parentheses: before the opening parenthesis and before the closing parenthesis.
• Function call: before the function name and before the closing parenthesis. It is not possible to add a space between
function name and opening parenthesis, and in front of the parameter separator.
The position of the added characters is specified inside the tAttrSpace token.
Token tAttrSpace, BIFF3:
Offset Size Contents
0 1 19 H
1 1 40 H (identifier for the tAttrSpace token), or
41 H (identifier for the tAttrSpaceVolatile token)
2 2 Number of spaces following the equality sign (1…255)
Token tAttrSpace, BIFF4-BIFF8:
Offset Size Contents
0 1 19 H
1 1 40 H (identifier for the tAttrSpace token), or
41 H (identifier for the tAttrSpaceVolatile token)
2 1 Type and position of the inserted character(s):
00 H = Spaces before the next token (not allowed before tParen token)
01 H = Carriage returns before the next token (not allowed before tParen token)
02 H = Spaces before opening parenthesis (only allowed before tParen token)
03 H = Carriage returns before opening parenthesis (only allowed before tParen token)
04 H = Spaces before closing parenthesis (only allowed before tParen, tFunc, and tFuncVar
tokens)
05 H = Carriage returns before closing parenthesis (only allowed before tParen, tFunc, and
tFuncVar tokens)
06 H = Spaces following the equality sign (only in macro sheets)
3 1 Number of inserted spaces or carriage returns
72