[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 109283] DDE Link in Calc file cannot be changed from Manual to Automatic update any more

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109283

--- Comment #9 from sdc.blanco at youmail.dk ---
(In reply to Eike Rathke from comment #7)
> That change was on purpose, pasting as Link should not result in a DDE link
> because
> a) such DDE link works only with the soffice executable whereas a general
>    (external) reference works in any application that consumes ODF .ods
> b) DDE is a Windows-only solution, only LibreOffice/OOo handle that
> internally
>    as an own implementation on other platforms
> c) DDE is deprecated anyway ;-)
> 
> So this is actually outdated documentation, reassigning to component.

I have a patch for the help page for links to external files (
https://help.libreoffice.org/7.1/en-US/text/shared/01/02180000.html )
and found this report in that connection. 

I am willing to make the appropriate changes, but have no knowledge of the
technical issue.  If you could tell me what should dropped/added, etc., then
the change will be made immediately. 

Here is the current text for Automatic.

Automatic

Automatically updates the contents of the link when you open the file. Any
changes made in the source file are then displayed in the file containing the
link. Linked graphic files can only be updated manually. This option is not
available for a linked graphic file.

The Automatic option is only available for DDE links. You can insert a DDE link
by copying the contents from one file and pasting by choosing Edit - Paste
Special, and then selecting the Link box. As DDE is a text based linking
system, only the displayed decimals are copied into the target sheet.

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