Bug 65094 - Table scrambled when saved then reopened.
Summary: Table scrambled when saved then reopened.
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.0.3.3 release
Hardware: x86 (IA32) Windows (All)
: medium major
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Reported: 2013-05-28 19:52 UTC by Martin
Modified: 2014-07-08 17:17 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Document with table as it currently exists (236.00 KB, application/msword)
2013-05-28 19:52 UTC, Martin 		Details
MS Word Doc of Documents Checklist table (251.00 KB, application/msword)
2013-05-29 16:47 UTC, Martin 		Details
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Description Martin 2013-05-28 19:52:09 UTC 
Created attachment 79911 [details]
Document with table as it currently exists

My 20-page 7-column table was created in MS Word 2007 XML then revised a half-dozen times as a MS Word 97/XP DOC using LibreOffice Writer. No problems editing, reformatting, or printing the table.  But a week ago, I updated Writer to versions 4.0.3.3. When I opened the table document, many cells and columns were scrambled so that the document was worthless.  Worst of all, the last iteration of the document had been extensively edited.  So I had to reconstruct the whole thing.  I converted the table to PDF then closed the DOC file.  When I reopened it again, it was rescrambled.  Perhaps the 4.0.3.3 update changed something?  How can I recover my original document without hours more effort?
Comment 1 Linus Drumbler 2013-05-29 00:03:11 UTC 
I'd love to see if I can reproduce, but I'll need you to upload the attachment again, and this time set the file type to "Auto-Detect", NOT text/plain.
Comment 2 ign_christian 2013-05-29 02:12:41 UTC 
Also please explain what is expected & unexpected, some screenshot if possible.
Comment 3 Martin 2013-05-29 16:47:39 UTC 
Created attachment 79977 [details]
MS Word Doc of Documents Checklist table

Thanks for your response and interest.

Sorry about the earlier attachment.  Hope this one is useful.

The original table's 7 column headers were Item; Description; Custodian/Officer; Medium/Location; Main Users; Notes; Done.  Three new empty columns were inserted, and the headers of the columns that were driven off were shifted back to column #1.

UPDATE: I think the problem is related to LibreOffice's converter for MS Word documents.  After submitting the bug, I saved a fixed version of the table (then in DOC format) as an ODT file.  When I reopened the ODT file, it was fine, and I made a PDF print that was correct also.
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2014-06-01 21:29:55 UTC Comment hidden (spam)
Comment 5 Martin 2014-06-01 23:13:38 UTC Comment hidden (no-value)
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2014-07-08 17:17:43 UTC Comment hidden (spam)