https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158679
Bug ID: 158679
Summary: Calc Import - Text Import Dialog corrupts fixed width
data, removes characters between the delimiters
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.6.4.1 release
Hardware: All
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Calc
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Fixed width data delimited by commas, for example:
"ABCDEF: ",201 ,200 ,0 ,"XX ",224 ,"12345XYZ ",99
The quotation marks, which are part of the data, are removed by the import
process.
Steps to Reproduce:
Using the example data provided:
1.menu: edit/paste special/paste special/use text import dialog
2.select "fixed width"
3.place a marker before and after each comma
4.click OK
Actual Results:
The quotation marks, which are part of the data, are removed by the import
process.
Expected Results:
The data is fixed width. The data between the delimiters must not be modified.
Referring to the example data:
Column A should contain
"ABCDEF: "
Column E should contain
"XX "
The quotation marks are part of the data and should appear in the cell.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
This also happens in version 7.4. I updated to 7.6 and the defect exists in
both versions.
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Version: 7.4.4.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 85569322deea74ec9134968a29af2df5663baa21
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.9; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
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Version: 7.6.4.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: e19e193f88cd6c0525a17fb7a176ed8e6a3e2aa1
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.9; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Flatpak
Calc: threaded
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Selecting column type "Standard" or Text" during import makes no difference.
Also, switching from "Fixed width" to "Separated by" and setting "String
delimiter" to nothing then switching back to "Fixed width" for the rest of the
dialog makes no difference.
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