sqlitebrowser / sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser

Browse Data Copy function doesn't actually copy Date/Time to Clipboard

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Description

Details for the issue

What did you do?

Open Browse Data on table with field of DATE type that contains valid date information.
Hit Control-A to highlight all records
Right-click and choose Copy or Copy with Headers

What did you expect to see?

When pasted anywhere, I expected to see the Date information from each record

What did you see instead?

Nothing, it inserted tabs to separate the field, but no actual field data.

Useful extra information

DB4S v3.13.1 [built for x86_64-little_endian-llp64] on Windows 10 Version 2009 (winnt/10.0.19045) [x86_64]
using SQLite Version 3.46.1
and Qt 5.15.2

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Browse Data with a table containing a DATE field, then trace the Copy and Copy with Headers actions and their clipboard output. Done means pasting the selection includes each date value, with headers preserved when requested, on the reported Windows and SQLite versions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, sqlite
Domain
database, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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