Bug 169280 - Work with relative path
Summary: Work with relative path
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 128216
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.6.7.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2025-11-05 18:41 UTC by Alex
Modified: 2025-11-06 01:02 UTC (History)
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Description Alex 2025-11-05 18:41:07 UTC
Description:
LibreOffice work with external links and relative path... But it's not obvious.

External link always displayed as absolute path. 
My file system:
./test.ods
./a1/result.csv
./a2/result.csv
./b1/result.csv
./b2/result.csv

I what to insert data of all result.csv, I expect link as file:///a1/result.csv or file:///./as.csv or a1/result.csv
But i see file:///some/my/path/a1/result.csv
Of course, if i move files from /some/my/path to /other/path i will see link as file:///other/path/a1/result.csv, but it's not obvious

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enable at Tools - Options - Load/Save - General  "Save relative path to file" 
2. Select Sheet -> External Links
3. In form select any csv file
4. File always with absolute path. 
5. Push Okay

Try to edit absolute path to relative

1. Select Edit -> Links to External Files 
2. Try to change absolute path to relative (for example file:///./test.csv or file:///test.csv).. but it still absolute.

Actual Results:
relative path like as:
file:///a1/result.csv 
or
file://./a1/result.csv
or
a1/result.csv

Expected Results:
This will make the user experience with LibreOffice more intuitive.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

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Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2025-11-06 01:02:59 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 128216 ***