Bug 82764 - .xls files cannot be opened
Summary: .xls files cannot be opened
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 80016
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.2.4.2 release
Hardware: Other Linux (All)
: medium critical
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2014-08-18 11:30 UTC by awjnorcott
Modified: 2014-08-18 13:18 UTC (History)
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attachment-1371-0.html (2.73 KB, text/html)
2014-08-18 12:23 UTC, awjnorcott 		Details
attachment-1371-1.dat (1 bytes, multipart/alternative)
2014-08-18 12:23 UTC, awjnorcott 		Details
weather data.xls (149.41 KB, application/vnd.ms-excel)
2014-08-18 12:23 UTC, awjnorcott 		Details
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Description awjnorcott 2014-08-18 11:30:33 UTC 
I upgraded from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.02 LTS two days ago. The version of Libreoffice that was downloaded as part of the upgrade was 4.2.4.2 and new to me.

Since then I have been unable to open .xls files in Librecalc - it always defaults to libre writer. Even right clicking on the file and choosing 'Open with LibreCalc' produces the same result.

This is very inconvenient as the pre-upgrade version of Libre office caused no hassle at all.

Can anyone help?
Comment 1 Maxim Monastirsky 2014-08-18 11:36:08 UTC 
Hi,

Is it possible to attach the affected file?
Comment 2 awjnorcott 2014-08-18 12:23:41 UTC 
Created attachment 104817 [details]
attachment-1371-0.html

The file is attached.

On 18/08/14 12:36, bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org wrote:
> Maxim Monastirsky <mailto:momonasmon@gmail.com> changed bug 82764 
> <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82764>
> What 	Removed 	Added
> Status 	UNCONFIRMED 	NEEDINFO
> CC 		momonasmon@gmail.com
> Ever confirmed 		1
>
> *Comment # 1 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82764#c1> 
> on bug 82764 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82764> from 
> Maxim Monastirsky <mailto:momonasmon@gmail.com> *
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to attach the affected file?
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> You are receiving this mail because:
>
>   * You reported the bug.
>
Comment 3 awjnorcott 2014-08-18 12:23:41 UTC 
Created attachment 104818 [details]
attachment-1371-1.dat
Comment 4 awjnorcott 2014-08-18 12:23:41 UTC 
Created attachment 104819 [details]
weather data.xls
Comment 5 awjnorcott 2014-08-18 13:03:01 UTC 
Hi
I have been playing around and by opening the .xls file using the 'Text 
CSV' file type I have been successful. Obviously the .xls file that I 
have is not really a properly formatted .xls file.

Thank you for your help but my problem has been solved.

Do I need to tick any boxes to complete the process as far as you are 
concerned?

Many thanks and sorry for the red herring.
Alan Norcott

On 18/08/14 12:36, bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org wrote:
> Maxim Monastirsky <mailto:momonasmon@gmail.com> changed bug 82764 
> <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82764>
> What 	Removed 	Added
> Status 	UNCONFIRMED 	NEEDINFO
> CC 		momonasmon@gmail.com
> Ever confirmed 		1
>
> *Comment # 1 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82764#c1> 
> on bug 82764 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82764> from 
> Maxim Monastirsky <mailto:momonasmon@gmail.com> *
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to attach the affected file?
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> You are receiving this mail because:
>
>   * You reported the bug.
>
Comment 6 Maxim Monastirsky 2014-08-18 13:18:06 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 80016 ***