Copy xls files convet into wrong dates

[Luis M.Jacinto]

Copy Excel file (XLS) into Calc dates 28-July-2009 converts to 28-July-2013
Tried every option to get it correct but not successful.
Asked Launchpad.
What is the output of :
lsb_release -a; uname -a; apt-cache policy libreoffice

G41M-Combo:~$ lsb_release -a; uname -a; apt-cache policy libreoffice
LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux luis-G41M-Combo 3.2.0-39-generic-pae #62-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 27 22:25:11 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
libreoffice:
  Installed: 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu4
  Candidate: 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 0
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main i386 Packages
     1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
-G41M-Combo:~$

Then they send this
I recommend you run:

ubuntu-bug libreoffice

To report the bug. I also recommend you post on the Libreoffice forum, it is more specific to your issue

s-G41M-Combo:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.0

-G41M-Combo:~$ apt-cache policy pkgname
N: Unable to locate package pkgname

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libreoffice 1:3.5.7-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-40.64-generic-pae 3.2.40
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-40-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Apr 12 05:40:21 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_ZA:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_ZA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ads20000 (ads20000)]

This isn't recommended, but seeing as it seems to be a LibreOffice specific problem, check out this PPA:

https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/libreoffice-4-0

This has the latest 4.0 stable releases in it. They may have fixed the problem there.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Luis M.Jacinto, could you please attach an example document that demonstrates this problem?

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