Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-28 Thread Ing. Jiří Hladůvka
Dne 28.12.2011 18:28, berntie napsal(a): Jay Lozier wrote What are you actually trying to do? It sounds like your trying do something that a database may be better at doing. I'm just trying to keep some kind of record of my daily expenses. While there's some hassle involved, LibreOffice provide

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-28 Thread berntie
Jay Lozier wrote > > What are you actually trying to do? It sounds like your trying do > something that a database may be better at doing. I'm just trying to keep some kind of record of my daily expenses. While there's some hassle involved, LibreOffice provides all the features I need for that p

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-04 Thread Tom Davies
ibreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sunday, 4 December, 2011, 1:06 Pedro wrote > > > berntie wrote >> >> When I open my CSV file, select the date column and go to "Data -> >> Validity" and t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread Jay Lozier
On 12/03/2011 05:43 PM, berntie wrote: Jay Lozier wrote * File a bug/feature request? If yes, where can I do that? File a feature request for a currency data type Where can I do that? You will need a free bugzilla account to use this (a link is provided) https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/b

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread berntie
Pedro wrote > > > berntie wrote >> >> When I open my CSV file, select the date column and go to "Data -> >> Validity" and tell Calc to disallow dates before, say, 01.01.2010, then I >> can nonetheless enter, e.g., 01.01.2009. >> > > Did you check the "Show error message" option in the Error A

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread Pedro
berntie wrote > > When I open my CSV file, select the date column and go to "Data -> > Validity" and tell Calc to disallow dates before, say, 01.01.2010, then I > can nonetheless enter, e.g., 01.01.2009. > Did you check the "Show error message" option in the Error Alert tab? When you type anyt

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread berntie
Pedro wrote > > > berntie wrote >> >> Oh, and by the way, can you confirm that data validation does not work >> with CSV files? >> > > I'm glad I could help ;) > > What do you mean? Data validation is performed by Calc, it is not affected > by the file format. > > Can you explain what you d

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread Pedro
berntie wrote > > Oh, and by the way, can you confirm that data validation does not work > with CSV files? > I'm glad I could help ;) What do you mean? Data validation is performed by Calc, it is not affected by the file format. Can you explain what you did, what happened and what you expect

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread berntie
Pedro wrote > > What you need to do is > > 1) You CAN'T use the Save button > 2) You must always Save As (although you can overwrite your csv file) > 3) In the Save As dialog, always check the bottom box "Edit filter > settings" > 4) On the next dialog choose "Keep current format" (meaning save

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread Pedro
berntie wrote > > First of, I've unintentionally replied to your address only. Sorry for > that. No problem ;) berntie wrote > > I just want to export as CSV, I don't want to export the formats. > Basically: > > I want to edit a CSV. And by "editing" I mean "adding and/or modifying > lines".

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread berntie
Jay Lozier wrote > >> * File a bug/feature request? If yes, where can I do that? > File a feature request for a currency data type Where can I do that? Jay Lozier wrote > >> * Work around the issue? What would that workaround be?? > Work around appears to be import as standard, then format the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread berntie
Pedro wrote > > Can you explain why you want to export as CSV including formats? Maybe we > can throw same alternative solutions... > First of, I've unintentionally replied to your address only. Sorry for that. I just want to export as CSV, I don't want to export the formats. Basically: I want

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cell formatting with CSV files in Calc

2011-12-03 Thread Pedro
berntie wrote > > "Date";"Item";"Amount" > Donnerstag, 01. Dezember 2011;"New laptop";-1.000,00 EUR > Freitag, 02. Dezember 2011;"Glass of beer";-3,00 EUR > There is a basic problem in your procedure: you can not export formats in the CSV file. So when you export the dates in the first column