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Saving a worksheet

Saving a worksheet

Status: Archived Submitted by 3-Visitor on ‎May 08, 2012 06:55 PM
7 Comments (7 New)

First the question: When Automatic calc is on, why does Mathcad compute the worksheet when a save was requested? Since the calculated results aren't saved, this doesn't make sense to me. I have some long calc worksheets that I sometime forget to turn off Auto calc before I save and then have to wait for the calc - save.

Second, for an Enhancement: Give the option to save the computed results. It would be nice to start up with a computed result, particularly for presentations where you don't want a pdf or other document.

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7 Comments
VladimirN
24-Ruby II
24-Ruby II
‎May 09, 2012 07:41 AM
‎May 09, 2012 07:41 AM

Harvey Hensley wrote:

...It would be nice to start up with a computed result...

I also thinking about this possibility.

RichardJ
19-Tanzanite
19-Tanzanite
‎May 09, 2012 08:51 AM
‎May 09, 2012 08:51 AM

If you save it in .xmcd or .xmcdz format (but not the older .mcd format) it does save the results. Under "file", "properties" you can disable the saving of large results, but you cannot completely disable it.

I agree it would be nice to have an option where the saved results were more than just some decoration in the XML, and it actually started up with the previously calculated results displayed.

mzeftel
1-Newbie
1-Newbie
‎May 09, 2012 09:53 AM
‎May 09, 2012 09:53 AM

Mathcad Prime 2.0 opens with saved results.

Even if you convert a file from an earlier version of Mathcad, it initially shows the calculated results from the previous worksheet. It's not until you recalculate, that the results update.

Mona

RichardJ
19-Tanzanite
19-Tanzanite
‎May 09, 2012 10:36 AM
‎May 09, 2012 10:36 AM
Mathcad Prime 2.0 opens with saved results.

I hadn't noticed that.

HarveyHensley
3-Visitor
3-Visitor
‎May 09, 2012 01:27 PM
‎May 09, 2012 01:27 PM

Richard Jackson wrote:

If you save it in .xmcd or .xmcdz format (but not the older .mcd format) it does save the results. Under "file", "properties" you can disable the saving of large results, but you cannot completely disable it.

I agree it would be nice to have an option where the saved results were more than just some decoration in the XML, and it actually started up with the previously calculated results displayed.

I don't understand. If the results are saved but not there when you startup again, how do you get to them? I always save in .xmcd. Anyway, I want them displayed on startup, so I guess I'll have to wait until I start using Prime.

RichardJ
19-Tanzanite
19-Tanzanite
‎May 09, 2012 01:58 PM
‎May 09, 2012 01:58 PM

If the results are saved but not there when you startup again, how do you get to them?

Open up the .xmcd file in Notepad and search for the <Result> tags in the XML.

olivierlp
Community Manager
Community Manager
‎Jan 03, 2022 12:59 PM
‎Jan 03, 2022 12:59 PM
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