Bug 62039 - Problems with imported xls an xlsx files containing dropdown lists and named ranges
Summary: Problems with imported xls an xlsx files containing dropdown lists and named ...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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unspecified
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) All
: medium major
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Reported: 2013-03-08 21:42 UTC by Milos Sramek
Modified: 2015-04-19 13:02 UTC (History)
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2013-03-08 21:42 UTC, Milos Sramek
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Description Milos Sramek 2013-03-08 21:42:10 UTC
Created attachment 76193 [details]
files documenting the prolem

Hi,

I observge a problem with imported xls an xlsx files containing dropdown lists and named ranges:
1. If a dropdown list is created (in MSO, stored as xls or xlsx) using a range spanning a whole column, LO and the whole desktop hangs if this list is opened. I assume that this is because (i) a modal dropdown list is created which blocks all other interactions and (ii) LO starts to process tho whole column (many thousands of items) and hangs there. As the result the whole desktop is blocked.
2. If a named range is created in MSO and stored in xls or xlsx, its name does not appear in Data/Select Range and Data/Define Range, even though it seems to be defined and is used in the dropdown lists.

Both MSO and LO enable to specify ranges as whole columns and both work correctly if such ranges are used in dropdown lists. Only if a file created in MSO is opened in LO, LO hangs.

This is demonstrated in the attached files.
The problem with droplists:
catdrop.xls(x) was created im MSO2010. The 'cat' droplists are OK, since the 'cat' range comprised only 4 cells. The 'one' droplists hang. There are two options: "ignore blank" was both selected and deselected in MSO, but both fail.


jandrop.ods was created in a similar way in LO4.0
Both droplists work correctly, even though the 'trees' range spans the whole column (one can verify this in Data/Select Range)

LO does not show the named ranges:
Try Data/Select Range or Data/Define Range. In jandrop.ods one can see names of the ranges, in catdrop.xls(x) not. However, in both cases the range names are visible in Data/Consolidate->Source Data Range.

Thanks for your help in advance
Milos
Comment 1 A (Andy) 2013-03-30 08:56:04 UTC
@Milos: Thank you very much for your bug report.

It is reproducible with LO 4.0.1.2 (Win7 Home, 64bit).

@Eike: Could this issue maybe be something for you?
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2015-04-19 03:20:39 UTC
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Comment 3 Milos Sramek 2015-04-19 13:02:28 UTC
Hi,

I've tested several versions:

Working correctly:
LO 4.3.1.1 on Win7
LO 4.2.7.1 4.3.2.2 4.4.4.2, 5.0.0.0 on Ubuntu 14.10

Failing:
LO 4.0.3.3 4.1.3.2 on Ubuntu 14.10

So, one can conclude that the problem with the hanging desktop is gone.

The other part (LO does not show the named ranges) is still persistent. So, I suggest to close this bug and to report a new one related to that.
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