jOpenDocument can't read text cells created by libreoffice 7.0.1

[bdw...@gmail.com]

I've encountered a surprising problem using jOpenDocument to read ods file created by libreoffice calc version 7.0.1:  the contents of text cells are returned as null.

I've been using jOpenDocument to read ods files for years and have never encountered any problems before.

E.g. I have an ods file with text in cell 0,0 of the first sheet, which I access with:

    File ods = new File("some_file.ods");
    SpreadSheet spreadSheet = SpreadSheet.createFromFile(ods);
    Sheet sheet = spreadSheet.getFirstSheet();
    MutableCell x = sheet.getCellAt(0,0);

Then

    x.isValid(); // returns true
    x.isEmpty(); // returns false
    x.getValueType(); // returns STRING

But

    x.getValue(); // returns null
    x.getTextValue(); // returns null

This problem turned up when I upgraded to libreoffice 7.01, specifically 1:7.0.1~rc1-1~bpo10+1 amd64. It occurs in any file created or opened by libreoffice calc version 7.0.1

FYI I'm using jOpenDocument-1.4rc2 on a debian 10 (buster) system.

Reverting to version 1.6.5-3 (1:6.1.5-3+deb10u6) solves the problem.  In fact, a file created with version 7.01 that has subsequently been opened with version 1.6.5-3 is readable.

The problem does not occur reading 'float' cells.  I have not tested other cell types.

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing a problem like this?

It would be a quite serious problem if jOpenDocument can't read files created by future versions of libreoffice.

Thanks,

 

[Guillaume Maillard]

Hi,

Could you provide us the smallest document having this issue in order to investigate
and to make it works on the next jOpenDocument version?

Thanks.

Guillaume

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[Barnet Wagman]

I've attached an ods that has this problem.  FYI the file name includes the string "DO_NOT_OPEN".  That's just a reminder (to me):  if this file is opened with a version of libreoffice calc prior to 7.0.1, the problem seems to get fixed.

Also, the 'new' version of google groups does not support attaching files.  I reverted to the old version to send this.  If you don't get the file, let me know.

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[bdw...@gmail.com]

There's an error in my description of the problem.

x.getValue() and  x.getTextValue() do not return null.  They throw NullPointerExceptions. E.g.

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.jopendocument.dom.text.TextNode.getCharacterContent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jopendocument.dom.text.TextNode.getChildrenCharacterContent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jopendocument.dom.text.TextNode.getChildrenCharacterContent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jopendocument.dom.spreadsheet.Cell.getTextValue(Unknown Source)
    at org.jopendocument.dom.spreadsheet.Cell.getTextValue(Unknown Source)
    at org.jopendocument.dom.spreadsheet.Cell.getTextValue(Unknown Source)
    at org.jopendocument.dom.spreadsheet.Cell.getValue(Unknown Source)
    at test.ODSTEst.main(ODSTEst.java:35)

[Sylvain Cuaz]

> /But/
> /
> /

>     x.getValue(); // returns null
>     x.getTextValue(); // returns null
>
> This problem turned up when I upgraded to libreoffice 7.01, specifically

> 1:7.0.1~rc1-1~bpo10+1 amd64. It occurs in any file created /or opened /by libreoffice calc

> version 7.0.1
>
> FYI I'm using jOpenDocument-1.4rc2 on a debian 10 (buster) system.
>
> Reverting to version 1.6.5-3 (1:6.1.5-3+deb10u6) solves the problem.  In fact, a file
> created with version 7.01 that has subsequently been opened with version 1.6.5-3 is readable.
>
> The problem does not occur reading 'float' cells.  I have not tested other cell types.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what might be causing a problem like this?
>

Hi,

    Yes, LO 7 switched to OpenDocument 1.3. We're working on supporting it. In the mean time, you
can change the format to "1.2 extended". Go to Options, then Load/Save, then General, then ODF
format version.

Cheers,

Sylvain

[bdw...@gmail.com]

Thanks.  I was unaware of the change in LO. Please post a notice when 1.3 is supported.