Diederik Zwager, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. The reason why the file you attached only showed up to column IV (256 columns) in OpenOffice.org, and now in LibreOffice, is because this is the specification limit of the Excel 2003 file format. For more on this, please see http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/excel- specifications-and-limits-HP005199291.aspx .
As well, if one attempts to open the same file in Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Excel Version 14.0.6023.1000 (32-bit) the same phenomenon occurs. LibreOffice keeps expectation compatibility with this. Thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Please feel free to report any future bugs you may find. lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.10 Release: 12.10 apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc libreoffice-calc: Installed: 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 Version table: *** 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid ** Summary changed: - Calc increase columns limit to 16K + OpenOffice.org Calc does not have enough columns -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240895 Title: OpenOffice.org Calc does not have enough columns To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/240895/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs