Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem when exporting exporting from CALC to a fixed length csv

My response was partially to the statement quoted by Miguel Angel
"
Fixed column width:
Exports all data fields with a fixed width.
/The width of a data field in the exported text file is set to the 
current width of the corresponding column. /
Values are exported in the format as currently seen in the cell.
If a value is longer than the fixed column width, it will be exported as 
a ### string.
If a text string is longer than the fixed column width, it will be 
truncated at the end.
The alignment Left, Centered, and Right will be simulated by inserted 
blanks.
"
The test disproved that "/The width of a data field in the exported text 
file is set to the current width of the corresponding column. " as it 
did add 2 spaces /after each column.  Whether this is added after or 
before except 1st column, or a combination is a programmatically  
unknown to me.

In essence, by doing what I did, there should be no spacing around any 
edge of the text as an offset of the column width and since the text is 
always supposed to be fixed, it cannot be misconstrued as variable of 
column width.  10 cpi is 10 cpi.

If you run the same test with numbers, am curious as to answer.
Would advise 1st test as number without decimal or comma or any special 
character and of equal length.  Would not want multiple behavior to 
interfere at first. If it also creates 2 additional spaces, it is very 
important information.

Hope this helps


On 5/31/2012 10:14 AM, berritorre wrote:
> Hi Paul!
>
> I am not sure if I can follow.
>
> In my few tests Libreoffice exportet interpreted the fixed length as the
> width of the cell showing in CALC.
>
> Unfortunately for me CALC somehow gives a little space to the left when
> presenting the data and thus in the export there is a space. When I manuall
> adapt the width and get rid of the little white space in front of my content
> it exports just fine, without the unnecessary space. But with about
> 1000-2000 columns manually adapting the width is not an option.
>
> In your case it probably added the spaces at the end because your data in
> the cells is formatted as text (left aligned) while mine are number (right
> aligned). So I don't see much difference.
>
> When you open up the width of the cell, Libreoffice adds many spaces. I'll
> do some testing with OpenOffice and with the newest version of LibreOffice
> today.
>
> I'll also try to follow your instructions above.
>
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