#6 write_string in worksheet.rb modifies outside string

[Stephen Bannasch]

write_string in worksheet.rb modifies a string passed in through
worksheet.write.

The problem appear when upgrading from 0.3.4 to 0.3.5

I submitted a patch that fixes this problem,

https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?
func=detail&aid=1596062&group_id=60975&atid=495784

[Karl Zilles]

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I just got bitten by this bug too. Your patch looks like it should fix it.

[Karl Zilles]

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Here is a work around you can add to your code until the gem gets updated.
(uncomment the puts to make sure it's working)

class Worksheet
alias_method :write_string_old, :write_string
def write_string(row, col, str, format)
# puts "Fixed!"
write_string_old(row, col, str.clone, format)
end
end

[Karl Zilles]

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Crap. I needed dup and not clone since clone copies the "frozen" state of the string.

class Worksheet
alias_method :write_string_old, :write_string
def write_string(row, col, str, format)
# puts "Fixed!"
write_string_old(row, col, str.dup, format)
end
end