Bug 133805 - default csv separator location specific
Summary: default csv separator location specific
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 121880
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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6.4.4.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium minor
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Reported: 2020-06-08 19:40 UTC by rupert.thurner
Modified: 2020-06-23 15:14 UTC (History)
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Description rupert.thurner 2020-06-08 19:40:01 UTC 
in many european countries the decimal separater is a comma, not a dot. therefor the default CVS separator character is a semicolon. it can be set in libreoffice calc in a quite hidden way, described e.g. here: https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/201076/csv-default-separator/

Tools -> Options - LibreOffice -> Advanced - Button: Open Expert Configuration and search for FieldSeparator 

it would be nice if LC_NUMERIC or LC_MONETARY is something non english to use semicolon as default.

second advantage is that this then would be more compatible with microsoft excel, and also be more compatible with public upload APIs in europe.
Comment 1 Timur 2020-06-23 15:14:31 UTC 
Duplicate request. Please write this useful comment to existing bug.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 121880 ***