Index: sw/source/core/unocore/unotext.cxx
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--- sw/source/core/unocore/unotext.cxx	(revision 1373256)
+++ sw/source/core/unocore/unotext.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -2032,8 +2032,11 @@
             pProperties[ nProperty ].Value >>= aSeparators;
             rRowSeparators = aSeparators;
         }
-        xRow->setPropertyValue(
-            pProperties[ nProperty ].Name, pProperties[ nProperty ].Value);
+        if (pProperties[ nProperty ].Name.getLength())
+        {
+            xRow->setPropertyValue(
+                pProperties[ nProperty ].Name, pProperties[ nProperty ].Value);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -2163,22 +2166,25 @@
         }
         else
         {
-            try
+            if (rName.getLength())
             {
-                xCellPS->setPropertyValue(rName, rValue);
-            }
-            catch (uno::Exception const& e)
-            {
-                // Apply the paragraph and char properties to the cell's content
-                const uno::Reference< text::XText > xCellText(xCell,
-                        uno::UNO_QUERY);
-                const uno::Reference< text::XTextCursor > xCellCurs =
-                    xCellText->createTextCursor();
-                xCellCurs->gotoStart( sal_False );
-                xCellCurs->gotoEnd( sal_True );
-                const uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySet > xCellTextProps(
+                try
+                {
+                    xCellPS->setPropertyValue(rName, rValue);
+                }
+                catch (uno::Exception const& e)
+                {
+                    // Apply the paragraph and char properties to the cell's content
+                    const uno::Reference< text::XText > xCellText(xCell,
+                                                                  uno::UNO_QUERY);
+                    const uno::Reference< text::XTextCursor > xCellCurs =
+                        xCellText->createTextCursor();
+                    xCellCurs->gotoStart( sal_False );
+                    xCellCurs->gotoEnd( sal_True );
+                    const uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySet > xCellTextProps(
                         xCellCurs, uno::UNO_QUERY);
-                xCellTextProps->setPropertyValue(rName, rValue);
+                    xCellTextProps->setPropertyValue(rName, rValue);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2286,8 +2292,11 @@
         {
             try
             {
-                xPrSet->setPropertyValue( pTableProperties[nProperty].Name,
-                        pTableProperties[nProperty].Value );
+                if (pTableProperties[nProperty].Name.getLength())
+                {
+                    xPrSet->setPropertyValue( pTableProperties[nProperty].Name,
+                                              pTableProperties[nProperty].Value );
+                }
             }
             catch ( uno::Exception const& e )
             {