Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 18819
Calc do not have Chinese language support in importing dbf
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:13:36 UTC
Calc could open dbf normally but it is lack of Chinese language (big5) support. The dialog box of importing dbf even do not have Chinese language to choose. In fact, I have to open those dbf files with Excel before handle it in Calc. It make me cannot replace Excel with Calc completely. Please add this support in the future.
Created attachment 8880 [details] here is an example of how Chinese characters show in a dbf file.
Hi Bettina, a similar Issue is 14935 which deals with the export. Frank
Hello Falko, this issue is a CJK-relevant one.
We need Unicode support for our dbf import/export filter.
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Hello Niklas, please give approval for this evaluated OO.o 2.0 flagged issue. If you confirm with the target OO.o 2.0, then please keep it on your owner (or the owner of the concerning developer) for implementation. In case you want this issue for 'OOo Later', then please reset the target milestone. If you decline the issue finally, please set the resolution to 'Wontfix' (but do not close). In case of 'OOo Later' or 'Wontfix' please reset it on Bettina's owner. Thank you.
according to the announcement on releases (http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=releases&msgNo=7503) this issue will be re-targeted to OOo Later.
A Korean user reported same issue via discussion forum. DBF import in calc lacks CJK support. While I was testing the issue, however, I found a sort of work around - using Dbase data source. Because it supports 'System' charset, I could import Korean DBF into calc (at least) on Korean Windows. I'd like to suggest to support 'System' charset first, if it is easier than to supoort unicode. :-)
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".