Hi
Check if the file is opened as "read only"
If it is like that you have to save the file with new name for changing
it.
Regards,
Jorge Rodríguez
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El mié, 10-08-2011 a las 09:46 +1000, Simon Cropper escribió:
> Hi,
>
> I have an old spreadsheet in ODS format. The file was originally an XLS
> file then converted to ODS format several years ago *and* has been used
> weekly over that period without any problems.
>
> When I try an delete a sheet from the file I get an error "Error saving
> the document FILE: Write Error. The file could not be written."
>
> If, prior to attempting the sheet removal, I change the contents of a
> cell the file is saved without any problems.
>
> When the error occurs the saving progress bar appears, moves to ~20%
> completion stops for several seconds, then progresses to ~80% completion
> at normal saving speed, stops again for several seconds then crashes.
> This is in contrast to a normal save where the progress bar moves at a
> constant rate for the entire saving process.
>
> If I attempt to insert a sheet I get the same problem.
>
> *I should point out* here that the sheet being deleted and inserted are
> mid-file, that is I have 18 tabs and I am trying to delete sheet 7. When
> I insert a sheet I am inserting after sheet 7 or 8 (does not really matter).
>
> What I have noticed is if I use the 'add sheet' tab -- that is the last
> tab with the green '+' sign instead of the name to add a sheet; a sheet
> can be added and the document saved. This same sheet can be deleted,
> although the progress bar behaves as if the error is going to happen,
> that is it pauses at 20% and 80% completion; except this time it
> finishes without the error dialog appearing.
>
> My tests indicate that the last sheet of the original untouched file can
> be deleted. Like above the progress bar behaves an unusual way but does
> complete without the error dialog appearing.
>
> I can not reproduce the error on a new clean file.
>
> If I work back through the historical copies of the file, I can only
> reproduce the error in this years version. It is as if the file has
> become partially corrupted. The question is how and can it be easily fixed.
>
> Before I spend the time recreating the file from scratch or modifying
> one of the old backups...
>
> *Has anyone encountered or heard of a similar problem?*
>
> *Anyone got some ideas?*
>
> *Is it worth upgrading LibreOffice?*
>
> I am running LibreOffice 3.4.1 OOO340m1 (Build:103) on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
> The java version used is Sun Microsystems Inc. 1.6.0_26, although I have
> also checked and verified the problem occurs on 1.6.0_20 (which just
> happened to be on the system).
>
> LibreOffice was manually installed from downloaded DEB files *not*
> installed from the LibreOffice PPA repository or the Ubuntu Software Centre.
>
> --
> Cheers Simon
>
> Simon Cropper
> Principal Consultant
> Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
> PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC
> W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au
>
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Atentamente,
Jorge Rodríguez
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