steelej wrote:
> 
> LibreOffice 3.4.1 
> OOO340m1 (Build:103)
> 
> I have a spreadsheet that I have been using for years. 
> 
> This contains column where the formula in each  cell is similar to
> *"=gall_to_litre*F4/B*4"
> 
>  *gall_to_litre* is defined as a global name and contains a number. 
> 
> When I enter this formula the spreadsheet calculates correctly. When I
> save the spreadsheet as Excel 97 ... and then re-open it it loses the name
> reference (shows an error) and the formula then generates an error.
> 
> When I save as ods format the formula remains intact.
> 
> I have just converted from Open Office 3.2 to LibreOffice 3.4. It worked
> correctly in OO 3.2 and all previous versions back to 2.x. I have one
> machine where I still have Excel 2003 and would like to continue using
> .xls format.
> 

It is a known (and annoying) bug :
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38113

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