Issue 94314 - DDE links are not removed in some cases
Summary: DDE links are not removed in some cases
Status: CLOSED IRREPRODUCIBLE
Alias: None
Product: Calc
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 3.0 RC2
Hardware: All All
: P4 Trivial with 2 votes (vote)
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Keywords: needmoreinfo, oooqa
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Reported: 2008-09-25 10:48 UTC by kkirill
Modified: 2017-05-20 09:57 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description kkirill 2008-09-25 10:48:59 UTC 
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Establish link in "A2" cell with reference to "A1" cell =DDE("TOS";"BID_SIZE";A1)
2. Change values in "A1" in following sequence: 
"GOOG"
"IBM"
"IP"
3. Save document are reopen it
4. Change again values in "A1" in following sequence:
"YHOO"
"GE"
5. Delete data in both A1 and A2 cells

Results
1. For #2, new links were establish after changing symbol in the "A1" cell, BUT
previous links were NOT removed, but they should
2. For #5, links established on previous session were NOT removed, but they should
Comment 1 andreschnabel 2008-10-30 10:09:05 UTC 
I cannot confirm as I'm missing the server component of the DDE-Link ("TOS").

kkirill:
please provide a full description of the environment to use or a testcase that
does not use special DDE-Servers. An example file would be helpfull.
Comment 2 kkirill 2009-01-23 14:32:11 UTC 
Sorry, for delay, here is example for using OOO Calc (it will be DDE server app
for itself):

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Just after start in the file Untitled1 type "AAA" into A1, "BBB" into B1 and
"CCC" into C1 and "DDD" into D1
2. Create new file Establish link in "A2" cell with reference to "A1" cell
=DDE("soffice";"Untitled1";A1)
2. Change values in "A1" in following sequence: 
"Sheet1.A1"
"Sheet1.B1"
"Sheet1.C1"
3. Save second document, close it and open againt
4. Change again values in "A1" in following sequence:
"Sheet1.D1"
5. Delete data in both A1 and A2 cells

Results
1. For #2, new links were establish after changing symbol in the "A1" cell, BUT
previous links were NOT removed, but they should
2. For #5, links established on previous session were NOT removed ("Sheet1.A1"
and "Sheet1.B1"), but they should
Comment 3 Rob Weir 2013-02-02 02:55:37 UTC 
This Issue requires more information ('needmoreinfo'), but has not been updated
within the last year. Please provide feedback as requested and re-test with the the latest version of OpenOffice - the problem(s) may already be addressed. 

You can download Apache OpenOffice 3.4.1 from http://www.openoffice.org/download

Please report back the outcome of your testing, so this Issue may be closed or
progressed as necessary - otherwise the issue may be Resolved as Invalid in the
future.
Comment 4 Edwin Sharp 2014-01-12 10:11:15 UTC 
Can not reproduce.
AOO410m1(Build:9750)  -  Rev. 1555399
2014-01-06_04:13:46 - Rev. 1555657
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