Calc will not open tsv files in Linux

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#1

I cannot open a .tsv (tab separated values) file in the Linux version of
Calc, it opening in Writer instead. However, it works fine in Windows. The
file association for .tsv goes to Calc and even if I try to open the file
from within Calc it still goes to Writer to display the file. I know I could
always rename the file to a .csv one, but that's inconvenient for regular
use. Why does Linux behave differently to Windows and what can I do about
it?

#2

Hi,

I cannot open a .tsv (tab separated values) file in the Linux version of
Calc, it opening in Writer instead. However, it works fine in Windows. The
file association for .tsv goes to Calc and even if I try to open the file
from within Calc it still goes to Writer to display the file. I know I could
always rename the file to a .csv one, but that's inconvenient for regular
use. Why does Linux behave differently to Windows and what can I do about
it?

What LibreOffice version are you using, there was a bug about that but
it is fixed:
https://www.libreoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=68903

Kind regards
Sophie

#3

Thank you, Sophie. I've updated and the bug's gone.

#4

Great!
Kind regards
Sophie