Bug 53643

Summary: LO 3.6 links break if source file is moved & renamed
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: th <tomhuber68>
Component: CalcAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium    
Version: 3.6.1.1 rc   
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)   
OS: Linux (All)   
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Description th 2012-08-17 13:34:56 UTC 
if i create an external link to a source file and move/copy the linked file (not the source file) to another folder, the link breaks.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Create two empty ods-files on your desktop, for example call them test_link.ods and test_source.ods

2. now open both and create an external link in test_link referencing to test_source with =...; the result in your cell should be something like
='file:///home/USERNAME/Desktop/test_source.ods'#$Sheet1.A1

3. now close both files, and move (or copy) your test_link.ods to another folder (e.g. folder "test" on your desktop)

4. now open the "test_link" file in its new location and when asked to update, click "yes".

5 message that link is broken, because the reference does not exist;

This matters if you create a template file with external links and save a new file based on this template somewhere else.
Comment 1 th 2012-08-26 17:32:19 UTC 
hi, this is just annoying....
if you move & save a copy of your source file (= the one with links to another file) the link breaks; could someone verify this accord. to description
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2012-09-14 18:59:31 UTC 
Take a look in:
Menu/Tools/Options/Load_Save - General: Save URLs relative to file system.
Comment 3 th 2012-09-15 20:28:35 UTC 
@mariosv: thanks for your adivce, seemed to have solved that problem! regards tom