Bug 122556 - DDE link is specified by absolute system path. Hyperlink not working.
Summary: DDE link is specified by absolute system path. Hyperlink not working.
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.1.4.2 release
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium minor
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Files-Linked
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Reported: 2019-01-07 22:49 UTC by Andreas Säger
Modified: 2025-08-17 03:11 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Attachments
Screenshot of the dialog with dysfunctional hyperlink and error message (104.66 KB, image/png)
2019-01-07 22:49 UTC, Andreas Säger
Details
DDE link to external calc document (49.07 KB, image/png)
2019-01-12 15:39 UTC, Oliver Brinzing
Details

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Description Andreas Säger 2019-01-07 22:49:27 UTC
Created attachment 148119 [details]
Screenshot of the dialog with dysfunctional hyperlink and error message

The dialog Edit>Links to external files... shows a hyperlink pointing to the target file of a selected DDE link. Clicking the hyperlink always raises an error message. See attached screenshot.
To reproduce this, simply paste-special a cell range from a stored Calc document into Writer and choose import type "DDE". Then call Edit>Links and the hyperlink.
Comment 1 Oliver Brinzing 2019-01-12 15:39:24 UTC
Created attachment 148262 [details]
DDE link to external calc document

i cannot reproduce this with

Version: 6.1.4.2 (x64)
Build ID: 9d0f32d1f0b509096fd65e0d4bec26ddd1938fd3
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: default; 
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); Calc: 

linux only?
Comment 2 Andreas Säger 2019-01-12 20:05:32 UTC
Linux: Yes
Windows: No 
Mac: ?
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2019-07-13 16:35:27 UTC
On Windows the file is opened, but on Linux nothing happens.

Arch Linux 64-bit
Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: 1ce1c26dd98e6477139e08d1ebe89fa950ff5fb0
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.2; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; 
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded
Built on 12 July 2019
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2021-07-13 03:39:38 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Ezinne 2021-08-15 23:47:35 UTC
This bug is still present in: 


7.3.0.0.alpha0+ / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 7c1bad415ae48635dc67041c413bb7b76a530c22
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.8; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@86-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2021-07-05_06:55:03
Calc: threaded
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2023-08-16 03:05:52 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 Andreas Säger 2023-08-17 10:48:58 UTC
Still the same with 

Version: 7.5.5.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: ca8fe7424262805f223b9a2334bc7181abbcbf5e
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: x11
Locale: de-DE (de_DE.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 8 QA Administrators 2025-08-17 03:11:49 UTC
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