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Invalid cell coordinate with dot in sheet name and filter #4311

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misel228 opened this issue Jan 8, 2025 · 3 comments · Fixed by #4313
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Invalid cell coordinate with dot in sheet name and filter #4311

misel228 opened this issue Jan 8, 2025 · 3 comments · Fixed by #4313

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@misel228
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misel228 commented Jan 8, 2025

This is:

- [x] a bug report
- [ ] a feature request
- [x] **not** a usage question 

What is the expected behavior?

The ODS address from the filter range is properly translated from
'test.bug'.A1:'test.bug'.A2 ($openOfficeAddress) to

'test.bug'!A1:A2 ($excelAddress)

What is the current behavior?

The address range above is translated to this address range

string(20) "'test!bug'!A1:bug'A2"

and then triggers an "Invalid cell coordinate BUG'A2 ..."

What are the steps to reproduce?

Create an ODS file with a sheet name that contains a dot '.' and has >=1 auto filter set (see example file)

<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';
$file_name = 'bugtest.ods';

$reader = \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory::createReaderForFile($file_name);
$spreadsheet = $reader->load($file_name);

If this is an issue with reading a specific spreadsheet file, then it may be appropriate to provide a sample file that demonstrates the problem; but please keep it as small as possible, and sanitize any confidential information before uploading.

What features do you think are causing the issue

  • Reader
  • Writer
  • Styles
  • Data Validations
  • Formula Calculations
  • Charts
  • AutoFilter
  • Form Elements

As far as I can tell, the error is in one of the Ods\FormulaTranslator method "convertToExcelRange". One of the regular expressions need to be modified to match the single-quote escaped notation with dots.

$excelAddress = (string) preg_replace(

Does an issue affect all spreadsheet file formats? If not, which formats are affected?

I have only tested the ODS file format

Which versions of PhpSpreadsheet and PHP are affected?

Tested in PHPSpreadSheet 3.7 with PHP 8.2.26

bugtest.ods

@misel228
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misel228 commented Jan 8, 2025

I can work with it by simply renaming the sheet. But I think - at the very least, there should be a warning that dots are not supported (yet).

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oleibman commented Jan 9, 2025

I do not see convertToExelRange. I think the problem you are reporting is in convertToExcelAddressValue. I think I have a solution for that, but, unsurprisingly, convertToExcelFormulaValue has the same problem, and the solution for Formula seems more difficult.

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misel228 commented Jan 9, 2025

I do not see convertToExelRange. I think the problem you are reporting is in convertToExcelAddressValue.

My apologies. It was quite late last night but you're right. The function I meant is called "convertToExcelAddressValue"

oleibman added a commit to oleibman/PhpSpreadsheet that referenced this issue Jan 10, 2025
Fix PHPOffice#4311. Period is a valid character in a sheet name. When a sheet with such a name is referenced in Ods format, the sheet name must be enclosed in apostrophes, because Ods uses period to separate sheet name from cell address. (Excel uses exclamation point so doesn't necessarily need to enclose the sheet name in apostrophes.) This causes a problem for the Ods Reader whenever it tries to parse such an address; however, the problem showed up specifically for auto filters, because the Ods xml for those specifies *'sheetname'.startcell:'sheetname'.endcell* (Excel omits sheetname).

Ods Reader translates these addresses in 2 different methods in FormulaTranslator. I had a relatively elegant method for handling this situation in convertToExcelAddressValue, but I could not make it work in convertToExcelFormulaValue. A kludgier method works for Formula, and also for Address. I decided it's better to be consistent, so I'm going with the kludgier method for both.

It would not surprise me in the least if there are similar problems lying in wait for other special characters in sheet names, and for other formats besides Ods. For now, I will limit myself to fixing the known problem.
oleibman added a commit to oleibman/PhpSpreadsheet that referenced this issue Jan 12, 2025
Fix PHPOffice#4311. Excel applies Conditional Formatting rules according to a priority specified in the xml. The priority must be a natural number; the rules are applied in order from lowest priority number to highest. When reading an Xlsx spreadsheet, PhpSpreadsheet has been ignoring the priority, which can result in differences from Excel's behavior, especially when CF cell ranges overlap (note that overlapping ranges are not supported in Xls format).

If an application uses PhpSpreadsheet to add new Conditional Formatting to a worksheet and does not change its priority from the default (0), the Xlsx Writer will assign a priority with a higher value than any of the CF objects which have been assigned a priority (either from reading it or explicitly assigning it).
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