I can't create a dde link between two -Writer- documents. Reproduce: Create untitled 1.odf or untitled 1.xdoc file in writer. Type aaa on first line. Save the file on desktop. Select "aaa" and hit ctrl+c. Then create 'untitled 2.odf' or 'untitled 2.xdoc' file in writer. Select Edit/Paste Special/DDE link. A link is created, but there is no result: "aaa" doesn't appear in file 2. Also changes in 'untitled 1.odf' or 'untitled 1.xdoc' are not reflected in file 2. I have had this bug since I started with LO under Win 7, and it persisted till now: LO 5.0.0.5 / Win 10. Creating a new user profile didn't solve it.
I can not confirm with Version: 5.1.0.0.alpha1+ Build ID: 50f2c712c46c66264279ab3b61888e491a4d8dca TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@70-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2015-09-04_06:07:29 I can not confirm with Version: 5.1.0.0.alpha1+ (x64) Build ID: fdafa5302df26df4f147b0d2efb6064389a1330c TinderBox: Win-x86_64@62-TDF, Branch:MASTER, Time: 2015-08-23_00:19:44, win7 Verze: 5.0.1.2 (x64) ID sestavení: 81898c9f5c0d43f3473ba111d7b351050be20261,win 7 Seems to be fixed. Tested .odt Please test version 5.0.1.2, http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/
This is indeed fixed in version 5.0.1.2. Thank you very much developers!!
Closing the bug.
I jumped too early: Now I CAN make a dde-link to an other writer.odt BUT: In stead of pasting the SELECTED text from the sourcefile, it pastes the selected, AND ALL TEXT THAT PRECEDES IT into the destination file and creates a link to the source. Hope this can still be fixed. Thanks for all the hard work!
(In reply to dhr.jak from comment #4) > In stead of pasting the SELECTED text from the sourcefile, it pastes the > selected, AND ALL TEXT THAT PRECEDES IT into the destination file and > creates a link to the source. I just tested this and i dont see this issue in master. Can you test a more recent version of libreoffice to confirm that it is resolved on your side as well. Version: 5.3.0.0.alpha0+ Build ID: e64ea98801d20e5024da900a0ac8faaf565f4bf3 CPU Threads: 2; OS Version: Linux 3.19; UI Render: default; TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@70-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2016-10-18_04:29:35 Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); Calc: group
Created attachment 128110 [details] small part of formatted problem file for testing
Created attachment 128111 [details] small part of formatted problem file for testing Hello Yousuf, thanks for investigating this bug after al this time! At first I thought that the issue had been solved. When I tested it with a NEW SIMPLE file in version : 5.1.5.2 it works as it should! HOWEVER when I used my ancient address book file "Adrboek.odt" that I used already under Word for Windows, the bug is still there. My problem is that I used to make A SELECTION from the records in my address book, and paste them via DDE link in another much smaller document that was formatted likewise. This used to work in MS Word, but unfortunately stopped when I switched to LibreOffice. To test for yourself I attach part of my "Adrboek.odt. When you select the "Apotheek"-part, and try to DDE special paste it in a new document, you will get the "Alarm"-part as well! Hope this helps and clearifies, and thanks again for your research. Regards, Ton Klein
Hi Ton, Yes with attachment 128111 [details], if i copy multiple lines, it pastes it as a section dde link and brings in more than what was originally selected.
Created attachment 128119 [details] screenshot of what i selected and what came after the paste dde link
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I am afraid the bug as described still exists: When I copy part of the testfile "attachment 128110 [details]", and in a new document select Paste/Special/CreateDDElink, it pastes the selected text portion, BUT ALSO ALL TEXT THAT PRECEEDS IT. I have also retested with a NEWLY CREATED file that reads: a b Now when I select "b" and in a new file choose pastespecial/ddelink, it ONLY PASTES b, which is right! The problem therefore must lie in the testfile "attachment 128110 [details]", which is a very old Microsoft .doc file that I IMPORTED in LO. There must be something in the original layout of the .doc file (probably the columns) that isn't translated in the right way into LO. Hope you can sort it out. Greetings Ton Klein Versie: 5.3.6.1 (x64) Build ID: 686f202eff87ef707079aeb7f485847613344eb7 CPU Threads: 8; Versie besturingssysteem:Windows 6.19; UI Render: standaard; Layout-Engine: nieuw; Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); Calc: group
Some more experimenting made it clear to me that the problem doesn't seem to be a faulty translation of the old .doc file. The bug can be reproduced in a NEWLY created file too! This bug appears when in the copied (bookmarked) text of the source file, a SHIFT+ENTER IS INCLUDED. THEN in the destination file the DDE link is corrupted and ALSO includes ALL PRECEDING TEXT in the source file! Create a new file with contents: A<ENTER> ("new paragraph") B<SHIFT+ENTER> ("new line, not new paragraph") c. Now if you select ONLY: "B<SHIFT+ENTER> c." and copy that part to the clipboard, and paste it in a new file via PasteSpecial/DDElink, you will erroneously also get the A<ENTER> part and sometimes also some more rubbish (piping character or tables or...). I hope you can fix this, as I really need the <SHIFT+ENTER>'s! Thanks for your good works!
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Testing using 7.4.2.1, I could repro what is described in comment 11. However, I also wanted to see what happens when the DDE source changes - and I couldn't make the text update in the target document. So: does DDE (with Writer source document) actually work, or is it just some broken feature? (Calc source document definitely works.)
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