Re: [libreoffice-users] new version of LO gives gibberish for excel file.

No problem opening it on Ubuntu 12.10 with LibreOffice 4.0.0.3.

On 03/01/2013 09:40 AM, Dries Feys wrote:
> David,
>
> This works just fine with LO 4. Of course, there might be other issues.
>
> (win 7 64 bit, i7, 8Gb ram)
>
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> On 1 March 2013 15:18, David B Teague sr <davidbteague@comporium.net> wrote:
> > Hi
> > I just downloaded an excel file from
> > http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=205
> > The file is the excel version of Historical Source of Revenue as Share of
> > GDP.
> > The newest, recommended version of LO opens the file as gibberish:
> > LibreOffice Version 3.6.5.2 (Build ID: 5b93205)
> >
> > My system runs Windows 7, 64 bit, AMD quad core, 4 GB RAM.
> >
> > Can anyone explain or help me fix this?
> >
> > A workaround is to fetch MS' Excel Viewer, then copy from that to a table in
> > Writer for my document, but I would prefer to use LO for as nearly
> > everything as possible.
> >
> > Warmest Regards
> > David Teague
> >
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