[fixed] empty value is^W was returned if cell is string formula

col.go

@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ func (xf *XfRk) String(wb *WorkBook) string {
 		fNo := wb.Xfs[idx].formatNo()
 		if fNo >= 164 { // user defined format
 			if formatter := wb.Formats[fNo]; formatter != nil {
-				if (strings.Contains(formatter.str, "#") || strings.Contains(formatter.str, ".00")){
+				if strings.Contains(formatter.str, "#") || strings.Contains(formatter.str, ".00") {
 					//If format contains # or .00 then this is a number
 					return xf.Rk.String()
-				}else{
+				} else {
 					i, f, isFloat := xf.Rk.number()
 					if !isFloat {
 						f = float64(i)
@@ -165,6 +165,18 @@ func (c *NumberCol) String(wb *WorkBook) []string {
 	return []string{strconv.FormatFloat(c.Float, 'f', -1, 64)}
 }
 
+type FormulaStringCol struct {
+	Col
+	RenderedValue string
+}
+
+func (c *FormulaStringCol) String(wb *WorkBook) []string {
+	return []string{c.RenderedValue}
+}
+
+//str, err = wb.get_string(buf_item, size)
+//wb.sst[offset_pre] = wb.sst[offset_pre] + str
+
 type FormulaCol struct {
 	Header struct {
 		Col

workbook.go

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package xls
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/charmap"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"unicode/utf16"
-	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/charmap"
 )
 
 //xls workbook type

worksheet.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package xls
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -48,9 +49,10 @@ func (w *WorkSheet) parse(buf io.ReadSeeker) {
 	w.rows = make(map[uint16]*Row)
 	b := new(bof)
 	var bof_pre *bof
+	var col_pre interface{}
 	for {
 		if err := binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, b); err == nil {
-			bof_pre = w.parseBof(buf, b, bof_pre)
+			bof_pre, col_pre = w.parseBof(buf, b, bof_pre, col_pre)
 			if b.Id == 0xa {
 				break
 			}
@@ -62,8 +64,11 @@ func (w *WorkSheet) parse(buf io.ReadSeeker) {
 	w.parsed = true
 }
 
-func (w *WorkSheet) parseBof(buf io.ReadSeeker, b *bof, pre *bof) *bof {
+func (w *WorkSheet) parseBof(buf io.ReadSeeker, b *bof, pre *bof, col_pre interface{}) (*bof, interface{}) {
 	var col interface{}
+	var bts = make([]byte, b.Size)
+	binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, bts)
+	buf = bytes.NewReader(bts)
 	switch b.Id {
 	// case 0x0E5: //MERGEDCELLS
 	// ws.mergedCells(buf)
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ func (w *WorkSheet) parseBof(buf io.ReadSeeker, b *bof, pre *bof) *bof {
 		binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &sheetOptions)
 		binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &firstVisibleRow)    // not valuable
 		binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &firstVisibleColumn) // not valuable
-		buf.Seek(int64(b.Size)-2*3, 1)
+		//buf.Seek(int64(b.Size)-2*3, 1)
 		w.rightToLeft = (sheetOptions & 0x40) != 0
 		w.Selected = (sheetOptions & 0x400) != 0
 	case 0x208: //ROW
@@ -108,6 +113,18 @@ func (w *WorkSheet) parseBof(buf io.ReadSeeker, b *bof, pre *bof) *bof {
 		c.Bts = make([]byte, b.Size-20)
 		binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &c.Bts)
 		col = c
+	case 0x207: //STRING = FORMULA-VALUE is expected right after FORMULA
+		if ch, ok := col_pre.(*FormulaCol); ok {
+			c := new(FormulaStringCol)
+			c.Col = ch.Header.Col
+			var cStringLen uint16
+			binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, &cStringLen)
+			str, err := w.wb.get_string(buf, cStringLen)
+			if nil == err {
+				c.RenderedValue = str
+			}
+			col = c
+		}
 	case 0x27e: //RK
 		col = new(RkCol)
 		binary.Read(buf, binary.LittleEndian, col)
@@ -182,7 +199,7 @@ func (w *WorkSheet) parseBof(buf io.ReadSeeker, b *bof, pre *bof) *bof {
 	if col != nil {
 		w.add(col)
 	}
-	return b
+	return b, col
 }
 
 func (w *WorkSheet) add(content interface{}) {