In MS Excel elements list formulas are always reported in English regardless of the Excel language.

[lukaszgo1]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Start Microsoft Excel in language other than English.
2. Write some formula in the Excel interface language for example =today().
3. Open elements list and switch to formulas.

Actual behavior:

The formula is shown as '=TODAY()'.

Expected behavior:

The formula should be shown in the language in which it was entered for example for Polish version of Excel '=DZIŚ()'.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

NVDA version:

alpha-16458,5e710dac

Windows version:

Windows 7 x64

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Microsoft Excel 2010 32-bit in Polish

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your PC?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA?

Yes 2018.1 and the problem is present there. I believe it worked correctly in the past, but cannot recall with which version.

[JulienCochuyt]

@lukaszgo1 wrote:

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA?

Yes 2018.1 and the problem is present there. I believe it worked correctly in the past, but cannot recall with which version.

At first glance, it seems the way the formula is retrieved has not changed since contribution by @dineshkaushal in 2015.2 as of 06ab8e4, although there of course might be side effects I hadn't considered.
Could you please check with older versions of NVDA to ensure localized formulas used to be retrieved and hopefully identify when it turned to English only?

Note: I'm not arguing at all this should be fixed only if it is a regression, I'm convinced this is an issue for any user of non-English locales.

[JulienCochuyt]

@michaelDCurran this one was an easy fix, as the range object exposes a "FormulaLocal" property, if I recall correctly.
However, since #9257, it's a whole other story...
Would you know whether there is an equivalent to XLDISPID_RANGE_FORMULA for localized formulas?
Or maybe just point to the relevant documentation on the used Excel IDispatch DISPIDs?

[michaelDCurran]

The dispid you need is: 263 I was able to fetch this by: Opening Excel and focusing on a cell. Opening the Python console and running the following command: nav.excelCellObject._comobj.GetIDsOfNames('formulaLocal') That is, using the IDispatch interface on an Excel range object, calling GetIDsOfNames with the name: formulaLocal.

[JulienCochuyt]

@michaelDCurran: Thank you! Quick, clear, informative.

@lukaszgo1: No need to bother checking earlier versions. PR on its way.