Gnumeric does not open dbf files from nautilus

[Ansus]

When double-clicking on a dbf file, the system says no application is associated with it. When to click "open with" option and select gnumeric, it displays a message "file format is not supported".

But if to start gnumeric separately and open the file from menu, it opens successfully.

[Pablo Castellano (pablocastellano)]

Hello Nxx.
I wanted to check this bug but at the moment I don't have any dbf file. Can you attach the file which is failing?

[Ansus (neptunia)]

http://starling.rinet.ru/download/IE.exe

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for the attachment, but could you possibly give an attachment in something other that a windows executable file? It would make checking out the bug in Ubuntu much easier.

[Ansus (neptunia)]

This is a self-extracting archive - open in archive manager.

I have no other example to test.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for helping to improve Ubuntu.

I extracted the archive and tested this using both Xubuntu Hardy_Heron 8.04 and Xubuntu Intrepid_Ibex 8.10. After selecting Gnumeric as the ¨open with...¨ application and insuring that ¨Use as default for this kind of file¨ at the bottom is checked, the dbf files opened as expected.

Which version of Ubuntu are you using?

[Ansus (neptunia)]

This is under Ubuntu Hardy. In Intrepid all opens well, thanks to this http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=542780 bugreport.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, I am closing it because the bug has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - the Intrepid Ibex.

If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please follow the instructions for "How to request new packages" at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBackports#request-new-packages