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cannot remove _xlfn. automatically

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Excel 2013 after installing the add-in, then inspect how XLOOKUP formulas are written and reopened. No source file or test is named; done means confirming whether the _xlfn. prefix can be prevented or identifying the compatibility limitation.

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Description

after successful install of the add-in, excel 13 still place _xlfn. in front of xlookup formulas every time the sheets were opened.

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C#
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