https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158805
--- Comment #7 from [email protected] <[email protected]> --- When (In reply to Buovjaga from comment #6) > (In reply to [email protected] from comment #4) > > Created attachment 195619 [details] > > test case showing how merge fields are mutilated by libreoffice > > > > Example file showing the issue. It contains 2 mergefields, one with a > > "quotedstring", and another one with a long list of words. > > > > Just opening it in Libreoffice, and saving it under a different name > > mutilates both mergefields: > > > > - "quotedstring" loses its quotes, and becomes quotedstring > > - the other one is cut short after the first space, keeping only 0123, and > > losing 456 789 abc def ghi > > > > Mergedfields with quotes and/or spaces are useful for the xdocreport > > template processor, and Microsoft Word preserves them just fine. > > I opened the file in LibreOffice and office.com and it looks the same: > > This is a test > 0 > merge field 1 > 0 > > with the zeros being mail merge fields. > > Saved under a different name in LibreOffice and opened in office.com, it > still looks the same. > > Help me out here, what exactly should I be observing in the document? You can use Control-F9 to toggle between the display of the merge field and what it expands to, both in Microsoft Word and Libreoffice. When viewing the _definition_, you'll see that it is cut short from what is actually stored in the docx file. > > (In reply to [email protected] from comment #5) > > problem still happens in 24.2.5.2 (btw, why can't I copy-paste this from the > > About box?) > > You mean you clicked the copy button to the right of "Version Information" > and the info wasn't copied to your clipboard? I couldn't select any text, the "About..." window wouldn't react at all to dragging over it. > > Arch Linux 64-bit > Version: 25.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community > Build ID: 77aa9c210ad79af443191860ee1a7233d2d007cf > CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.10; UI render: default; VCL: kf6 (cairo+wayland) > Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US > Calc: CL threaded > Built on 2 September 2024 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
