https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115767
Bug ID: 115767
Summary: MAILMERGE:Failure on Network Drive
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: tcol...@livingdata.com.au
It seems that my setup of LibreOffice (current version 5.1.6.2 on Ubuntu) will
malfunction during mail merge operations if the writer document is on my
network drive. I have observed that if I copy the same document to my desktop
or even a USB stick, that the mail merge will work properly. I am using
LibreOffice formats for the the spreadsheet containing the data for mail merge
and the document itself (i.e. ods and odt).
Workaround: Copy the document to my desktop or home and then do the mail merge
- easy!
Steps to reproduce:
--- create a LO spreadsheet with two columns and enter column names in the top
row and some data in a few rows underneath, then save in a network drive.
--- create a LO document
--- insert two fields as follows
--- go to Insert > Field > More Fields
--- in the dialog box, select Database tab
--- click the Browse... button to navigate to and select the spreadsheet.
--- This will add the file to the "Database selection" list
--- ensure that "Mail merge fields" is selected in the "Type" list
--- navigate through the "Database selection" to the spreadsheet and then
the fields/columns within it.
--- click "Insert" to insert first field and repeat for second field.
--- save document on the same network drive
--- close document
--- copy document to the desktop
--- open the desktop version of the document and attempt to conduct a mail
merge
--- expected result: SUCCESS - actual result: SUCCESS
--- close all documents
--- open network drive version of the document and repeat mail merge process
--- expected result: SUCCESS - actual result: FAILURE
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