diff --git a/xlhtml/ChangeLog b/xlhtml/ChangeLog
index cdef68f..c48e783 100644
--- a/xlhtml/ChangeLog
+++ b/xlhtml/ChangeLog
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ HEAD
 	  * More code modularization
 	  * Fixed handling of fonts (fixes some segfaults, closes bug 529044)
 	  * Fixed "String Table Error" occurences in some (not all) empty cells
+	  * Fixed non-functioning -xc: option when -xr: was not also specified
 	* Added some Alpha portability fixes.  
 
 0.5 04/13/02
diff --git a/xlhtml/TODO b/xlhtml/TODO
index 0759a32..65486be 100644
--- a/xlhtml/TODO
+++ b/xlhtml/TODO
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Modularize code. Separate XLS reading into a library, make a frontend with
   various output formats: XML, HTML, CSV...
 - Make main_line_processor()'s working buffer grow dynamically
+- Improve error reporting and optional debug output
 - Notes from Steve Grubb:
   - Support String formulas
   - Reduce memory footprint
diff --git a/xlhtml/xlhtml.c b/xlhtml/xlhtml.c
index 175c9f0..4f7c8c9 100644
--- a/xlhtml/xlhtml.c
+++ b/xlhtml/xlhtml.c
@@ -633,31 +633,6 @@ void SetupExtraction(void)
 			{
 				ws_array[xp]->first_row = xr1;
 				ws_array[xp]->biggest_row = xr2;
-
-				if (xc1 < 0)
-				{
-					xc1 = ws_array[xp]->first_col;
-					xc2 = ws_array[xp]->biggest_col;
-				}
-				else if((xc1 >= ws_array[xp]->first_col)&&(xc1 <= ws_array[xp]->biggest_col)
-					&&(xc2 >= ws_array[xp]->first_col)&&(xc2 <= ws_array[xp]->biggest_col))
-				{
-					ws_array[xp]->first_col = xc1;
-					ws_array[xp]->biggest_col = xc2;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					if (Ascii)
-						fprintf(stderr, "Error - Col not in range during extraction"
-						    " (%d or %d not in [%d..%d])\n", xc1, xc2, ws_array[xp]->first_col, ws_array[xp]->biggest_col);
-					else
-					{
-						printf("Error - Col not in range during extraction.\n");
-						
-						output_footer();
-					}
-					return;
-				}
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -671,6 +646,30 @@ void SetupExtraction(void)
 				}
 				return;
 			}
+
+			if (xc1 < 0)
+			{
+				xc1 = ws_array[xp]->first_col;
+				xc2 = ws_array[xp]->biggest_col;
+			}
+			else if((xc1 >= ws_array[xp]->first_col)&&(xc1 <= ws_array[xp]->biggest_col)
+				&&(xc2 >= ws_array[xp]->first_col)&&(xc2 <= ws_array[xp]->biggest_col))
+			{
+				ws_array[xp]->first_col = xc1;
+				ws_array[xp]->biggest_col = xc2;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (Ascii)
+					fprintf(stderr, "Error - Col not in range during extraction"
+					    " (%d or %d not in [%d..%d])\n", xc1, xc2, ws_array[xp]->first_col, ws_array[xp]->biggest_col);
+				else
+				{
+					printf("Error - Col not in range during extraction.\n");
+					output_footer();
+				}
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{