# How to get a result value from a formula with parseexcel

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-result-value-from-a-formula-with-parseexcel/133079>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 27, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-result-value-from-a-formula-with-parseexcel/133079 "2008-03-27T14:51:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-result-value-from-a-formula-with-parseexcel/133079/1 "2008-03-27T14:51:41Z")

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I’m using parseexcel for getting info from an excel file.  
The problem is when I try to get the result of a cell containing a  
formula.

Do you know how to do it?

thanks.

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**Author:** ![tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@tcblues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcblues)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-result-value-from-a-formula-with-parseexcel/133079/2 "2008-03-31T11:49:33Z")

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Any idea?