The function GetPivotData exists in both Excel for Mac (04 and 08), and in
the Windows version (03 and 07 for sure, probably other versions as well.)
However, while the function performs the same task on both systems, the
syntax is different.
The Windows syntax is
GETPIVOTDATA(data_field,pivot_table)
(http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP100624771033.aspx)
The Mac syntax is:
GETPIVOTDATA(pivot_table,name) where name refers to the same parameter as
data_field above
(http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx?target=9e985a8c-3d6c-4886-9137-d6b823e504a71033&clr=99-1-0)
As you can see, the syntax is reversed on the Mac, which causes
spreadsheets
to break when viewed on a Mac.
Excel 2007 does understand the reverse syntax of the Mac version, so it is
possible to create one sheet that will work on both platforms, but it
would
be very helpful if the behaviour of this function was consistent across
platforms.
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