Tables vanish when saving in .doc format

Bug #625678 reported by Niraj Vatvani
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

Version: OpenOffice 3.2.0 OOO320m12 (Build:9483)
OS: Windows Vista

Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Create New Text Document
2. Create Table with 1 row and 2 columns
3. Create sub-tables within each column of the table above with a 2-row 2-column dimension
4. Save as MS Word 97/2000/XP .doc (see step-4.png)
5. Close doc
6. Re-open doc
7. Select File >> Save as ... MS Word 97/2000/XP .doc and overwrite doc (see step-7.png)
8. Close doc
9. Re-open doc (see step-9.png)

Result: Tables vanish!

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Niraj Vatvani (nvatvani) wrote :

Screenshot post step-4

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Niraj Vatvani (nvatvani) wrote :

Screenshot post step-7

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Niraj Vatvani (nvatvani) wrote :

Screenshot post step-9

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Niraj Vatvani (nvatvani) wrote :
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Niraj Vatvani (nvatvani) wrote :

This issue can be closed since it does not get reproduced in:
OpenOffice 3.2.0 OOO320m12 (Build:9483)
OS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)

The tables remain intact.

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Niraj Vatvani, in the future please post Windows OOo bugs directly with the OpenOffice bug, Launchpad is the wrong forum for this problem. Marking Invalid. Please feel free to submit any further Ubuntu bugs here in Launchpad.

Changed in openoffice.org (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Unlinking bug.

Changed in openoffice:
importance: Unknown → Undecided
status: Unknown → New
status: New → Invalid
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