I cant open this kind of files... Just try this, copy this and save it as an .xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <?mso-application progid="Excel.Sheet"?> <Workbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:x2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2003/xml" xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:c="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:component:spreadsheet"> <OfficeDocumentSettings xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"> </OfficeDocumentSettings> <ExcelWorkbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel"/> <ss:Worksheet ss:Name="Sheet1"> <Table> <Column/> <Row> <Cell><Data ss:Type="String">Test1</Data></cell> <Cell><Data ss:Type="String">Test2</Data></cell> </Row> </Table><x:WorksheetOptions/></ss:Worksheet> </Workbook> Libreoffice can't open it. Usong Libreoffice 3.5 on Ubuntu 12.04 fully updated. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/91759 Title: [upstream] Calc hangs indefinitely opening Excel 2003 file saved as .xml Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Fix Released Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Confirmed Status in “gnumeric” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Binary package hint: openoffice.org 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc libreoffice-calc: Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 Version table: *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-proposed/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Calc via the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/91759/+attachment/46342/+files/test.xml && localc -nologo test.xml it opens quickly and successfully. 4) What happens instead is it hangs indefinitely posting: Warning: at xsl:stylesheet on line 28 of file:///usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.3/share/xslt/import/spreadsheetml/spreadsheetml2ooo.xsl: Running an XSLT 1.0 stylesheet with an XSLT 2.0 processor Warning: on line 4476 of file:///usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.3/share/xslt/import/spreadsheetml/spreadsheetml2ooo.xsl: Creating an attribute here will fail if previous instructions create any children WORKAROUND: Convert the file via Gnumeric's ssconvert and open in LibreOffice Calc: ssconvert test.xml test.ods && localc -nologo test.ods apt-cache policy gnumeric gnumeric: Installed: 1.10.13-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.10.13-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.10.13-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status WORKAROUND: Use Gnumeric. ProblemType: Bug Date: Mon Mar 12 21:51:56 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 Uname: Linux pc-thnov-ubuntu 2.6.20-9-generic #2 SMP Mon Feb 26 03:01:44 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/91759/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp