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Bug 141940 - xls exporter can crash xl when there are too many strings
xls exporter can crash xl when there are too many strings
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: import/export MS Excel (tm)
git master
Other Linux
: Immediate critical
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Assigned To: Jody Goldberg
Jody Goldberg
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-05-05 18:08 UTC by Luke Hutchison
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
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Description Luke Hutchison 2004-05-05 18:08:09 UTC 
When importing a large CSV file and exporting to .xls, the .xls is somehow
getting corrupted.  I will email the CSV file and resulting .xls directly to Jody.
Comment 1 Jody Goldberg 2004-05-07 06:32:55 UTC 
Ok, I see the problem.  1/2 our fault 1/2 XL's fault

We put too much data in a record when there are too many unique strings
XL does not appear to allow continue records in EXTSST records

I've got a patch that appears to solve this for head.  After some testing it
will go in for 1.2.13.  For now you're out of luck.  Gnumeric and OOo can read
the file for now.
Comment 2 Jody Goldberg 2004-05-21 13:47:05 UTC 
Fixed in both branches.