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Posted to issues@openoffice.apache.org by bu...@apache.org on 2013/09/05 16:49:50 UTC

[Bug 123190] New: CSV import: sticky "from row" leads to truncated or empty imports

https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123190

            Bug ID: 123190
        Issue Type: DEFECT
           Summary: CSV import: sticky "from row" leads to truncated or
                    empty imports
           Product: Calc
           Version: 4.0.0
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: open-import
          Assignee: issues@openoffice.apache.org
          Reporter: tim@idgevanston.com
                CC: issues@openoffice.apache.org

The "From Row" option should reset to zero or be highlighted/pop up a query to
the user if greater than zero. I was unable to get data into OO Calc from CSV
files after changing the value to "2000" once. I could not figure out why all
my imports were empty. (I was lucky, because if I had done "from row 5" I would
have been losing data and be unaware it was happening.)

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[Bug 123190] CSV import: sticky "from row" leads to truncated or empty imports

Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123190

Edwin Sharp <el...@mail-page.com> changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Edwin Sharp <el...@mail-page.com> ---
Thank you for the explanation.

>From row field having memory even after closing AOO is indeed a bad thing.

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[Bug 123190] CSV import: sticky "from row" leads to truncated or empty imports

Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123190

tim@idgevanston.com changed:

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--- Comment #2 from tim@idgevanston.com ---
Created attachment 81494
  --> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/attachment.cgi?id=81494&action=edit
Screenshot with explanation

I was asked to attach a sample CSV file, but the defect would be true with ANY
CSV file. To reproduce:
1) Import a CSV file and set all your import setting, INCLUDING making "From
row:" greater than 1.
2) Open a second, different CSV file. Setting are matched to your last import,
including "From row:" line.

This is easily overlooked and can cause unexpected results.

I suggest one of the following solutions
A) a warning if >1 to alert user
B) an auto-reset to 1
C) only make "sticky" for the same exact filename. 
D) A color highlight in GUI interface for this area if greater than 1

Method A, the warning, is my preferred solution. (I guess you could include a
checkbox asking to suppress the warning on future imports for people who always
want to skip row 1, for example.)

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[Bug 123190] CSV import: sticky "from row" leads to truncated or empty imports

Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123190

Edwin Sharp <el...@mail-page.com> changed:

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                 CC|                            |elish@mail-page.com

--- Comment #1 from Edwin Sharp <el...@mail-page.com> ---
Please attach CSV file.

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[Bug 123190] CSV import: sticky "from row" leads to truncated or empty imports

Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123190

--- Comment #3 from tim@idgevanston.com ---
See screenshot and explanation.

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