Re: [libreoffice-users] Auto recovery problem

Windows 10.  I think the LO version is either 6.1.4 or the previous 
one.  Note that earlier in the day I was struggling with the same 
problems and saw that LO was telling me there was a new release.  So in 
desperation I upgraded, which I think was to 6.1.4.  That computer is 
down for the night but I can check again tomorrow.  In any case that 
didn't fix it.

Note that I eventually got the system to work...sometimes.  I had 
de-registered the databases for my other issue, cleared the 
auto-recovery, started working with new files and got them to work 
sometimes.  An example is a label document, where I saved the labels as 
a LO Writer document with the merge fields in it, and merged to a full 
sheet.  That document continues to open with the auto-recover for 
itself, whether I discard the recovery point or not.  When it opens it 
seems to work fine.

With another document, a merge letter, I saved it with merge fields in 
place.  That one appears to open without the auto-recovery, though this 
one opened with merge data in the place of the fields.  And in this case 
I at some point I exchanged databases so I could build a merged file 
with a second data set. What seems like is happening is the documents 
get saved and closed, and then there's some kind of flag in the file 
that didn't get reset by the save, which marks it as damaged/needing 
recovery.  So it triggers the auto-recovery system even when it's not 
needed.

Carl


On 2/4/19 6:06 PM, Dan Lewis wrote:
> Two things are needed to help you: your version of LibreOffice, and 
> your operating system.
>
> Dan
>
> On 2/4/19 4:43 PM, Carl Paulsen wrote:
> > I'm trying to create a mail merge document for a letter.  I'm adding 
> > fields directly to retain formatting control and NOT have to deal 
> > with a text block which is how the wizard inserts addresses.  I've 
> > had some success after a LONG time trying to figure out how to do 
> > this.  Documentation is a bit lacking on this approach.
> >
> > The real problem is happening when I try to close and then reopen the 
> > document.  The file appears to close fine but when I try to reopen 
> > it, LibreOffice seems to think the file is damaged.  I can recover 
> > and the file opens fine, but same thing happens when I try to reopen 
> > again.  I can also "discard" the auto-recovery which should fix the 
> > auto-recover so it doesn't come up again, but in fact it DOES.  Even 
> > when discarding recovery points, the program continues to think 
> > there's a problem with the file and re-opens the auto recovery.
> >
> > I can't find any way to deal with this problem.  BTW, it seems that I 
> > finally figured out how to generate the merged letters, so I assume 
> > the file is basically OK.  But I still get the auto-recovery screen.
> >
> > I'd love to get this to stop.  It's a hassle, slows me down, and 
> > doesn't show LO at it's best when I'm showing friends and clients.
> >
> > Carl

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