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Bug 598507 - dates mangled on saving xlsx file
dates mangled on saving xlsx file
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 532635
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: import/export MS Excel (tm)
1.9.x
Other Windows
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: Jody Goldberg
Jody Goldberg
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-10-15 01:23 UTC by A
Modified: 2009-10-15 12:34 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
file before being molested by gnumeric (70.83 KB, image/x-png)
2009-10-15 01:23 UTC, A 		Details
file after gnumeric saved it (65.94 KB, image/x-png)
2009-10-15 01:23 UTC, A 		Details

Description A 2009-10-15 01:23:14 UTC 
Created attachment 145471 [details]
file before being molested by gnumeric

open xlsx file in gnumeric -> save -> open saved file in xl (or gnumeric) ->
dates are big numbers

using 1.9.12 windows build
Comment 1 A 2009-10-15 01:23:45 UTC 
Created attachment 145472 [details]
file after gnumeric saved it
Comment 2 A 2009-10-15 01:25:50 UTC 
also notice how headings and format are generally obliterated on saving
Comment 3 Morten Welinder 2009-10-15 12:34:41 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 532635 ***