Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 89680
WW8: contents of Input list Fields are not saved in .doc
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:17:41 UTC
My users receive a Microsoft Word document containing drop down list fields. When I save a document with Writer in .doc format, the field content is lost and the drop down list is emptied. If I save in .odt it works fine.
Created attachment 53795 [details] Test file for drop down lists problem in writer
MRU->HBRINKM: the content of input lists is not exported to WW8 format. See attached document - try to export to WW8 format and reopen in Writer. Maybe this is related to issue 59043 - this deals about the content of simple input fields.
*** Issue 90079 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Easy way how to simulate tihs bug (OO.org 3.0): 1) Start OO.org 2) Select Text Document 3) From main menu select Insert->Fields->Other, Functions Tab - add 3 items for example - press Insert button then Close button 4) From main menu select File->Save as - type name of the document (aaa for example) - select type of the document as Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) - press Keep current format button 5) close document 6) reopen ducument - all text in the drop list is lost This export works wine in OO.org version 2.2, this bug appears from versin 2.3+ Tested on MS Win XP, Linux
Easy way how to simulate tihs bug (OO.org 3.0): 1) Start OO.org 2) Select Text Document 3) From main menu select Insert->Fields->Other, Functions Tab - add 3 items for example - press Insert button then Close button 4) From main menu select File->Save as - type name of the document (aaa for example) - select type of the document as Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) - press Keep current format button 5) close document 6) reopen ducument - all text in the drop list is lost This export works fine in OO.org version 2.2, this bug appears from versin 2.3+ Tested on MS Win XP, Linux
Easy way how to simulate tihs bug (OO.org 3.0): 1) Start OO.org 2) Select Text Document 3) From main menu select Insert->Fields->Other, Functions Tab - add 3 items for example - press Insert button then Close button 4) From main menu select File->Save as - type name of the document (aaa for example) - select type of the document as Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) - press Keep current format button 5) close document 6) reopen ducument - all text in the drop list is lost This export works fine in OO.org version 2.2, this bug appears from version 2.3+ Tested on MS Win XP, Linux
*** Issue 96596 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
@hbrinkm: Please have look at issue 100621. I think this issue is partly fixed but issue 100621 happens instead... - 3.0: all list entries are lost - since 3.0.1: only the default value is not set as saved.
*** Issue 103009 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Created attachment 64076 [details] File shows dropdown input list do not export to MS Word
Zhengxi Qu, 9/16/09, tried to reproduce the problem: Environment: OOo 3.1.1 (OOO310m19, Build:9420) English Version OS: Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 Steps: -Open OOo Writer -Select Insert->Fields->Other-Functions -Select Input list in Type tab -Add 2 or more items by typing in the item input frame and clicking Add -Click Insert, then click Close -Select File->Save as -Save the file as Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc), for example aaa.doc -When the pop-up window appears, click Keep Current Format button -Close document -Reopen ducument Text change in the drop list is lost
Contrarily to the previous user, while testing 3.1.1, I found out that dropdown list contents (and choice) stayed on in my test document. When reopening the file in Writer or Word 2007, the lists stayed. If opening the file in Word 97 however, the list was gone. I should point out however that this is a customer supplied form and it was most likely created under word but old versions of Writer cleared the dropdown list choices and content while 3.1.1 one does not. A list created from scratch in Writer 3.1.1 might behave differently.
I now find that the export to MSWord 97/2000/XP is not saving checks in checkboxs either.
Openoffice 2.2.1 is the last version without this bug.
I was on ubuntu 9.10 and openoffice was running and saving contents correctly into word 2000/xp format. I need to do this in order to conform at work. After installing ubuntu 10.04, openoffice also had a newer version here and I harmlessly updated. It turns out oo3.2 has given me stress and for the past two weeks my boss has been disappointed with me because I keep on sending him empty word2000xp formatted lesson plans that seem to be full when I open them in openoffice. All I can say is I have the latest ubuntu 10.04 updates and the file save as word 2000xp produces an original template with the fields I entered not appearing on the windows box. THAT'S STRESSFUL. IT'S EMPTY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF MY BOSS.
Created attachment 71460 [details] Here is the document saved as type "word2000xp" using ubuntu 10.04'openoffice 3.2
set target 3.x since not relevant for 3.4 release.
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".