Bug 163700 - in writer an old database (*.ods) for use in mail merge form letter is not updated in registered databases
Summary: in writer an old database (*.ods) for use in mail merge form letter is not up...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
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24.8.2.1 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
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Keywords: possibleRegression
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Blocks: Mail-Merge
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Reported: 2024-10-31 10:11 UTC by Cellocommander
Modified: 2025-12-02 04:44 UTC (History)
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Description Cellocommander 2024-10-31 10:11:01 UTC
Description:
For use in mail merge form letters I use ods files as databases to send different information from my spread sheets in calc to different recipients. It has been working for many years. In writer I use a document with fields to import the info from the ods "database". I can change the database via the "edit / change databases" dialog, which works, and in "view / data sources" I can see the correct new database fields with the correct data. But as soon as I want to print the serial letter, it says "data source cannot be found" and shows the old, nonexisting database file lefthand in the dialog before the new, correct one and it tries to use the old one above, having failed to update it. This must be a bug.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. import and renew database (ods) for use in serial form letters
2. show "view / data source" : output correct, database 
3. try to actually print serial form letter

Actual Results:
error message "data source cannot be found", showing outdated old database field above new one, failed to clear/update it

Expected Results:
print with data from new source


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
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Locale: de
Module: SpreadsheetDocument
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OS: Linux (All)
OS is 64bit: yes
Comment 1 Alex Thurgood 2024-10-31 10:14:47 UTC
Possible DUPLICATE of bug 163672
Comment 2 Buovjaga 2025-05-27 15:41:39 UTC
Could you share an example file, most likely you want to anonymise it: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Bugzilla/Sanitizing_Files_Before_Submission#Calc_2
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2025-11-25 15:21:03 UTC
Dear Cellocommander,

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 INSUFFICIENTDATA
due to lack of needed information.

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