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Bug 695529 - ssconvert creates no output file
ssconvert creates no output file
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: import/export Text
1.12.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Morten Welinder
Jody Goldberg
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-03-10 00:12 UTC by Kingsley G. Morse Jr.
Modified: 2013-03-10 17:22 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

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2013-03-10 00:12 UTC, Kingsley G. Morse Jr. 		Details

Description Kingsley G. Morse Jr. 2013-03-10 00:12:38 UTC 
Created attachment 238485 [details]
Input file

First of all, I really like gnumeric.

I happened to notice that it's utility ssconvert seems to create no output file in a certain circumstance.

Here's how 

    $ ssconvert -I Gnumeric_stf:stf_assistant -O 'separator=^' malate.csv malate.gnumeric
    
I expected it to create a file named "malate.gnumeric".

The only output I'm aware of went to the terminal/console.

It was

    Using exporter Gnumeric_XmlIO:sax

The input file malate.csv should be atatched.

Thanks,
Kingsley
Comment 1 Andreas J. Guelzow 2013-03-10 00:16:56 UTC 
This does not seem to be input file specific. If I create a file 'malate.csv' containing only a '5', I get teh same effect.
Comment 2 Morten Welinder 2013-03-10 04:14:24 UTC 
Confirmed.

Note, that -O 'separator=^' makes no sense in this context.  The gnumeric
format doesn't take options.

Further, Gnumeric_stf:stf_assistant is wrong here.  ssconvert doesn't have
a gui to show.  Gnumeric_stf:stf_csvtab would be right and with that it works

But a silent exit is still not a friendly way to tell all that, :-)
Comment 3 Morten Welinder 2013-03-10 16:52:37 UTC 
I have so far fixed ssconvert's error handling and it will now
actually tell you that the import failed when, as in this case,
the import fails without bothering to state a reason.
Comment 4 Morten Welinder 2013-03-10 17:22:04 UTC 
This problem has been fixed in our software repository. The fix will go into the next software release. Thank you for your bug report.