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-------- Original Message --------
From: Jeffrey Walton [mailto:noloader@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 12:02 UTC
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: [libreoffice-users] What does LibreOffice recognize as a column
delimiter?

Hi Everyone,

I have a Writer document with a Table inside. The table is large at
about 3 columns x 500 rows. When I attempt to highlight the table
cells and paste the data from a single 1 x 1500 source LibreOffice
mishandles populating the table.

I'm generating the data from a C++ program so I can format the data in
a way that makes Writer happy. For example, I can use a vertical bar:

   a  |  b   |   c
   d  |  e   |   f
   ...

Or I can use something else.

I already tried to use vertical bars and HTML tags like <tr>...</tr>,
but the paste did not work.

What does LibreOffice recognize as a column delimiter? So I can
perform the 3x500 paste into the table?

Thanks in advance.

Jeff

Hi Jeff.

One possible option would be to generate your table in a csv layout
using tabs as the delimiter.

1<tab>2<tab>3<tab>4<cr>
5<tab>6<tab>7<tab>8<cr>

Rather than trying to paste into an existing table, paste the csv format
as plain text. Then highlight the pasted text and select Writer's main
menu "Table -> Convert -> Text to Table"option, identifying tabs as the
delimiter.

See Chapter 13 of the Writer Guide:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/a/a4/WG64-WriterGuide.pdf

Hope this helps.

Dave

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