Richard Owlett <rowl...@access.net> wrote: > I found a USDA published spreadsheet[1] [in xlsx format] containing > needed data. I saved it to a local directory with no problems. > > I copied it to another directory to prevent accidents. > I opened it - Debian defaulted to LibreOffice Calc. > I tried to save it [unedited] to file2.xlsx. Got dire warning and > suggestion to save in ODF format. > > Does Debian have a spreadsheet program that can competently > read/write xlsx format? [never happy with LibreOffice text processing > $#^$%YU]
Did you try ignoring the 'dire warning' and saving it as .xlsx and did you then try reopening it and try to spot any difference? Alternatively, why do you want to save it as .xlsx rather than.ods anyway?
