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\textbf{Summing up columns}
To take the sum of column M, for example, use \texttt{\&SUM(`M*')}\index{SUM}
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\textbf{Spreadsheet Lists}
When you have a list of numbers in a cell, how it is displayed depends
on how you separate the numbers and how Perl interprets the results.
\texttt{35 45 12} will not generate any result because this is an
invalid Perl statement.
\texttt{35,45,12} will have a result of 12 because Perl has a comma
operator similar to the comma operator\index{comma operator} in C.
The comma operator is binary and returns the value on its right. Thus
\texttt{\$variable = 15, 26;} assigns \texttt{\$variable} the value
26. If you need the values to all be displayed, enclose the entire
cell contents in quote marks.
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