Description: When an xsl transform file for a custom export xml filter is not found, and an export using the filter is performed, the error dialog message is Error saving document (document filename): General Error General input/output error. A much clearer error would specify the filter name, not document name, and specify that the transform path, not the document path, is the problem: Error loading XML Filter "(filtername)": File not found at: (xslt file path) Steps to Reproduce: Steps to reproduce: 1. Create an xsl file (such as \exportbug\copy.xsl that copies its input): <xsl:transform version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"> <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/> <xsl:template match="@*|node()"> <xsl:copy> <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/> </xsl:copy> </xsl:template> </xsl:transform> 2. Add the custom xml filter to Calc 2.1 Tools (menu) / XML Filter Settings ... 2.2 General (tab) 2.2.1 Filter Name: Copy input xml 2.2.2 Application: LibreOffice Calc (.ods) 2.2.3 Name of file type: Copied Xml 2.2.4 File extension: xml 2.3 Transformation (tab) 2.3.1 XSLT for export: \exportbug\copy.xsl 3. Export file 3.1 File (menu) / Export ... 3.2 Export dialog 3.2.1 Save as type: Copied Xml (.xml) 3.2.2 click Save ["Untitled 1.xml" file is saved, no error occurs.] 4. Outside LibreOffice, move or rename folder containing copy.xsl (for example, rename exportbug to exportbug1) 5. Repeat step 3. [Error occurs.] Actual Results: Actual Error is vague and misleading: Error saving document Untitled 1: General Error General input/output error. Expected Results: Expected error specifies that the problem is loading the xslt file, not saving the document, and specifies the path not found. Error loading XML Filter "Copy input xml": File not found at: \exportbug\copy.xsl Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: [Information automatically included from LibreOffice] Locale: en-US Module: SpreadsheetDocument Version: 7.1.5.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 85f04e9f809797b8199d13c421bd8a2b025d52b5 CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US Calc:
Reproduced. Changing to enhancement as this is about improving the message. Adding needsDevEval as this might be an easy hack. (In reply to gekacheka from comment #0) > 2.1 Tools (menu) / XML Filter Settings ... The path is now Tools - Macros - XML Filter Settings... Arch Linux 64-bit Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha1+ / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 60addb6e864e1e8eb6c4ea7bb5be04a94a1ea7fb CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.17; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb) Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Built on 19 May 2022