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   href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127239">bug 127239</a>
              from <span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:oliver.brinzing@gmx.de" title="Oliver Brinzing <oliver.brinzing@gmx.de>"> <span class="fn">Oliver Brinzing</span></a>
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        <pre><span class="quote">> In the "Calc" file the dates (text) need to be changed to ISO format ;
> < jan > replace with <-01-> ;  < feb > with <-02-> etc.</span >

i cannot reproduce a loop with:

Version: 6.3.1.1 (x64)
Build ID: e979878b49a48dab15ebe528f238b88125e32c65
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
Locale: nl-BE (de_DE); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: 

while replacing < jan > with <-01->, < feb > with <-02-> etc.

btw: have you tried:

- select column C
- Menu Data/Text to Columns...
- select column header [Standard]
- choose "Column type": Date (DMY) 
- [OK]</pre>
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