Created attachment 145166 [details] simple csv file with dates to be sorted for testing this bug. I found this bug while trying to sort by date mm/dd/yyyy So to turn the date column into a date data type or sorting I do the following: 1. Highlight the column 2. right-click and choose "Format Cells" 3. I choose Category "Date" and the Format "31/12/1999" 4. Click OK Expected behaviour: Calc should format the selected cells to the Date data type, so it can be sorted by date ascending/descending What happens instead: Calc just adds a ' to the beginning of every single date cell before the date string. This is... baffling behaviour. :) It notably does NOT format the column data to a date. To reproduce, open any csv containing date data (like the attached file), and try the above steps. This is ver 6.0.3.2 running on Ubuntu Linux 18.04
IMHO, this bug as a "major" bug, because being able assign a data type to cells and sort by date is a very basic must-have feature that must be handled correctly. This bug will drive away new users quite quickly. Re-categorise if necessary.
your attached file is a *.csv file containing a single column with date values. please do the following steps: - during opening a "Text Import" dialog will open. - select header "Standard" and choose "Date (DMY)" from "Column type" listbox. - select Menu View "Value Highlighting" - the date values should now appear in blue color - format cells with 31/12/1999 - save the spreadsheet as *.odt file does this solve your problem?
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