ChatGPT Reads Excel but Ignores Formulas (Shows Them as Strings)
Upload an XLSX and ChatGPT reports cell values fine — but anything formula-driven comes back as a literal string like '=SUM(A1:A10)'. Here is why and how to fix.
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