Bug 82302

Summary:	Base: Grid ListBox and Number SelectedValue / Value not updating in Form
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Doug <doug>
Component:	BASIC	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOTABUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	ilmari.lauhakangas, raal
Priority:	medium
Version:	4.3.0.4 release
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Windows (All)
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Description Doug 2014-08-07 15:38:01 UTC

This is the subject of question in LibreOffice forum.

http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/38003/base-how-to-change-listbox-selectedvalue-via-lo-basic/

Trying to use LO Basic macro to change value of List Box in LO Base form. The ListBox is on a grid control on the form.

The following operation
  
  oGridControl.GetByName("list1").SelectedValue = new_val

updates the value in the grid column, but the grid does not display or save the value, it is a phanotom and ignored value that only is confirmed by printing the .currentvalue.  This operation performs as expected on field that is not on grid.

Expected result:  Should have the same result on list or number field on grid, which it does on normal off-grid number or list field.

Actual result:  List and number field values not updateable on grid by means used in LO Basic for normal form fields.

Comment 1 Buovjaga 2014-11-09 18:53:26 UTC

Changing to UNCONFIRMED, we need someone to reproduce this.

Comment 2 raal 2014-11-27 20:02:10 UTC

Hello Doug,

Thank you for filing the bug. Please send us a sample document, as this makes it easier for us to verify the bug. 
I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO', so please do change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' once you have attached a document.
(Please note that the attachment will be public, remove any sensitive information before attaching it.)
How can I eliminate confidential data from a sample document?
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/FAQ#How_can_I_eliminate_confidential_data_from_a_sample_document.3F
Thank you

Comment 3 QA Administrators 2015-06-08 14:28:54 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDINFO status with no change for at least
6 months. Please provide the requested information as soon as
possible and mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED. Due to regular bug
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no change in 30 days the QA team will close the bug as INVALID
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This NEEDINFO Message was generated on: 2015-06-08

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QA Team

Comment 4 Doug 2015-06-09 13:48:25 UTC

The source of the report was that the command listed did not perform exactly the same action on a Grid/Table field as it did on a normal ListBox.  That appeared to be adverse functionality, because the command visually appeared to be successful on the normal ListBox and visually did not succeed on the Grid/Table ListBox.

However, on further testing it is clear that a second command is necessary to make this work correctly in both situations, the `.commit` method.  Using the `.commit` method, this works as expected in all situations, and so I am marking the report as NOTABUG.  It is not totally intuitive that the `commit` method would be required to merge a change in the field data down to whatever the Form is made up of, whatever java component, but this clearly was a design decision by the developers and on further investigation, not a bug.