Bug 67140

Summary: FILEOPEN: Biff2 opening
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: sg_cpfn
Component: CalcAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: jkonecny, kokchengwong
Priority: medium    
Version: 4.1.0.3 rc   
Hardware: Other   
OS: Windows (All)   
Whiteboard: BSA
Crash report or crash signature: Regression By:
Attachments: biff2 file asss.xls and same file converted asss.xlsx

Description sg_cpfn 2013-07-21 16:16:09 UTC
Created attachment 82783 [details]
biff2 file asss.xls and same file converted asss.xlsx

Problem description: 
unable to open biff2 file (attached)
Steps to reproduce:
1. open attached file (asss.xls);
2. the asss.xlsx file converted by http://www.zamzar.com/ is open fine by libreoffice;
3. ....

Current behavior:


Expected behavior:
well opened!
              
Operating System: Windows 8
Version: 4.1.0.3 rc
Comment 1 Urmas 2013-07-21 18:55:57 UTC
Appears like a regression since 2.1.
Comment 2 Urmas 2013-07-30 03:23:08 UTC
*** Bug 67457 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Urmas 2013-07-30 03:23:47 UTC
Fixed in master build.
Comment 4 Urmas 2013-08-12 14:34:39 UTC
*** Bug 68019 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 sg_cpfn 2013-09-12 17:51:40 UTC
I just tried version 4.1.1.2 which opens perfectly BIFF2 files ... 
many thanks
Comment 6 jkonecny 2013-09-12 18:17:31 UTC
I tried the file attached to bug 68019 and it opened.  The dates were shown as integers but formatting the column changed them back to dates.