To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=115683 Issue #|115683 Summary|calc imports scientific notation as text Component|Spreadsheet Version|1.0.0 Platform|Unknown URL| OS/Version|Linux Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|open-import Assigned to|spreadsheet Reported by|theyogre
------- Additional comments from theyo...@openoffice.org Fri Nov 19 16:27:48 +0000 2010 ------- I have a .csv file with data columns. Some of the data are in scientific notation. 1.2345e-08 (lower case e) These cells are all imported as text, so they don't sort properly. If I tell the import to detect special numbers, then it works. It was not obvious to me that scientific notation was a special number. This seems like a design flaw for which I can imagine different possible solutions. I don't know anyone who regularly works with scientific notation who considers them special numbers. A quick fix would be to show examples of common special numbers next to that dialogue option, or even have a help entry that discusses "special numbers" and what is meant by that option. I was unable to find one. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@sc.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@sc.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: allbugs-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: allbugs-h...@openoffice.org
