[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56454] xlswrite creates invalid file when using in octave-cli but works in octave-gui

[Georg Wiora]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56454>

                 Summary: xlswrite creates invalid file when using in
octave-cli but works in octave-gui
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: gwiora
            Submitted on: Fri 07 Jun 2019 09:17:37 AM CEST
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: gwiora
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 5.1.0
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

When I run the following command in octave-gui


xlswrite('test-gui.xlsx',{1;2;3;4},'abc','a1:a4','OCT')


I get a correctly written xlsx file that I can open in excel.

If I run the same command in _octave-cli_ or in _octave-gui --no-gui_ the
result is a corrupted xlsx file.


xlswrite('test-cli.xlsx',{1;2;3;4},'abc','a1:a4','OCT')



To be able to run octave-gui from shell I have set these additional
environment variables:


set QT_PLUGIN_PATH=C:\Octave\Octave-5.1.0.0\mingw64\qt5\plugins
set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Octave\Octave-5.1.0.0\mingw64\qt5\bin


I compared the contents of the excel files by unzipping and found that the
invalid file is missing the file "[Content_Types].xml".

Copying this file from a working to an invalid file, makes it working.

I have attached both files.



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File Attachments:


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Date: Fri 07 Jun 2019 09:17:37 AM CEST  Name: test_cli.xlsx  Size: 7KiB   By:
gwiora
test_gui is the working file and test_cli the defective
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=47048>
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Date: Fri 07 Jun 2019 09:17:37 AM CEST  Name: test_gui.xlsx  Size: 7KiB   By:
gwiora
test_gui is the working file and test_cli the defective
<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=47049>

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