Bug 170430 - Mail marge error printing file with % in the name
Summary: Mail marge error printing file with % in the name
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.4.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2026-01-22 07:45 UTC by Lorenzo G.
Modified: 2026-01-22 07:45 UTC (History)
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Description Lorenzo G. 2026-01-22 07:45:19 UTC 
Description:
mail merge can't save output file with % character in the name

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create a calc file (ods) to use it as source to mail merge (like below)
2. creare a writer file (odt) like the one below with data from column <Name> and from column <Age>
3. print the the ODT and click on YES when asket to mail merge the database
4. Choose "print on file"
5. Choose individual file
6. Choose as file name the field "Name"
7. Start merging

ODS file:
Name		age
John Smith	14
Mike Smith	16
Carl Smith	20
Samus Smith	45
Andrea 100%	64

ODT file:
Name: <Name>
Age: <Age>


Actual Results:
The creation of the files, once arrived to the row with "Andrea 100%" throw an error "operation not supported from this operating system"

Expected Results:
All the file are created, even "Andrea 100%.ext" as windows support filenames with "%"-.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
I tried with the latest LO Calc versions (25.8.4.2 and 25.8.3.2) with different computers with Windows OS.