Origin 2020b Bug Fixes

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ORG-21344

Batch PA fails to output Fit Statistics in Summary sheet

In Batch Peak Analysis using Theme dialog, uncheck Delete Intermediate Result checkbox and choose Peak Prpoerties as result sheet. Click OK.

In Result sheet, no Fit statistics, such as

Number of Points, Degrees of Freedom, Reduced Chi-Sqr, Residual Sum of Squares, R-Square (COD), Adj. R-Square, and Fit Status

Bug since Origin 2017.

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ORG-21032

Batch peak analysis failed if number of input data is large

E.g. In older versions, do a batch peak analysis with 10,000 columns, or using script:

paMultiY iy:=(1,2:end) theme:="TestAuto" append:=peak_properties;

==> Error shows, “VC Member function call execution error”

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ORG-21043

Fail to export multi-page file when source data is not import from files

When do Batch Processing with word template, if Data Source is not Import from files, and Export as multi-page file is checked under Word/PDF branch, no word/pdf file will be exported.

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ORG-20280

Better Range initialization for X Error column in fitting tools

Set the X Error data correctly for multiple datasets case.

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ORG-21416

NLFit: Concatenate mode fails to add error bars if change parameter

Fixed in 2020b

1. After doing a fit with Multi-data Fit Mode: Concatenate, double click on fit graph in report

2. Click Change Parameters context menu. Switch to Fitted Curve section, and change Plot Type drop-down to Mean,SD

3. Preview shows mean with error bars

4. Click Fit to close dialog ==> there are no error bars in the graph

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ORG-21220

When there’re missing value in fitted curve, Find X From Y return invalid value.

Fixed in 2020b.

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ORG-18971

Analysis broken if data size of input X and Y are different

Issue existed since Origin 2019b.

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ORG-21647

For analysis that uses the whole sheet as input, recalculation will be broken if deleting column in input worksheet

E.g. Worksheet: Remove/Combine Duplicated Rows… tool treat the whole sheet as input.

If user delete a column after using this tool, the recalculation was broken in the past. It’s fixed in Origin 2020b.

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ORG-21572

Gadget do not work with column or bar plot

Issue since Origin 2017. Fixed in 2020b.

Statistics Gadget failed to work on column plot.

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ORG-16201

Apparent Interpolation issue with (<autoX>,<new>) output

Show Error and disable OK for the case

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ORG-21626

avecurves: run time error if change parameters from graph

Bug started in Origin 2020. Fixed in 2020b.

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ORG-21167

Differentiate Gadget Positive/Negative output issue

Show warning message if X data in ROI BOX isn’t evenly spaced when using Savitzky-Golay Smooth.

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ORG-21032

Peak Fitting: Open Peak Analyzer to do fit or using batch Peak analysis or batch processing gives different result

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ORG-21015

Cluster Gadget creates incorrect category by using localized string

In German, Japanese and Chinese version of Origin, when use Cluster gadget to create categories with data, the created category can have incorrect localized strings. Fixed in 2020b.

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ORG-21475

Exclude Empty Dataset was broken for Statistics on Columns

In Statistics on Columns dialog’s Input tab, there is a checkbox Exclude Empty Dataset so if a column is empty, it should not show in result sheet.

But prior to Origin 2020b, if the N total moment was unchecked, empty column still showed in result.

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ORG-21327

P-Value of Dunn-Sidak test in Two Way RM ANOVA is wrong for Unbalance Design Data – New in beta2

E.g. The P values of Sidak Test are very large number instead of 0 ~1. The issue started since we supported unbalanced data in Two Way RM ANOVA in Origin 9.2.

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ORG-21334

Pie Chart legend incorrect in certain conditions

Various legend issues with legend in pie chart.

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ORG-21451

Import Wizard dialog failed to be opened in Select Filter dialog

Newly broken in Origin 2020.

If user has multiple import filters under User Files folder, when drag and drop a data into Origin workspace, Select Filter dialog will open.

Click Import wizard button, ==> The dialog failed to open.

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ORG-21487

Drag and Drop issues with Data connector

• Drag and drop of *.CDf files should not be handled by NetCDF DC. instead handle with impCDF.

• Drag and Drop *.hdf5 file failed to open connector dialog

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ORG-21684

HTML connector issues

• Slow to pass HTML

• Misinterpreted numeric separators

• Failed to choose different table in different sheet

• Check vss

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ORG-21566

Fail to update image thumbnail after changing matrix dimension

Turn on the image thumbnail on top of matrix window and then change matrix dimension.

==> Image thumbnail failed to be updated.

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ORG-21696

Garbled strings show in exported TDMS file

Issue fixed in 2020b. Issue introduced in Origin 2018. Origin was not exporting strings to TDMS files as UTF-8.

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ORG-21431

Set Column Display Format ### ### ###

1. Enter in cell A1 a number 123123123.

2. Go to column properties of col(A). Set column Display to Custom, set Custom Display to ### ### ###.
   ==> it shows 123123 123 ### instead of 123 123 123.

The problem exists since Origin 9.1 when Origin started supporting custom format.

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ORG-21142

Case sensitive for Unstack Columns

We fixed it in Origin 2020b so unstacking column is case insensitive.

E.g. data with group info. A and a will be put together.

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ORG-21083

Wrong result for XF reducexy with descend data

Fixed in 2020b

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ORG-21114

Origin crash after change 3D plot type

1.open learning center, open 3D Surface Plots-3D Surface with Point Label
2.open PD dialog, select the second plot in the left panel
3.change plot type to 3D bars
==> Origin crash

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21706

Surface is not correct when color map is from the 4th column

3D XYZ surface plot whose color of surface is come from column D.
==>Major lines are not on surface
==Smoothing does not work

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-20768

Sharing axes properties across layers does not work with scale or zoom in

1. make graph with mutiple layers and share with axis properties

2. change axis properties

3. Ctrl+Z to undo
   ==> the other layer axes do not catch up to the change.

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-20099

X Axis Disappears when Gap Between Subsets is 100

Changing Gap Between Subsets(%) to 100 in Spacing tab, X axis disappears.

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ORG-20477

Dot on whisker of boxplot

For some box plot which box is turned off, when set the whisker line to transparent, there's a dot at the mean value, which should not be there.

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ORG-21360

Dropdown list of editable combo failed to show columns in current project

1.Start Origin, new 2 workbook, fill data
2.use one of them to create graph
3.open PD, go to label tab, select enable, select show at specified indices only
4.click dropdown under this checkbox
--> columns in dropdown are correctly
5.select File: recent project: select any project
6.double click a graph in new graph,
7.repeat steps 3~4
==> columns in dropdown is same as last project, not current project

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21188

Fail to set text tick label correctly for multi-panel column plot

If using data which is smaller than 16(controled by @DRX) to plot multi-panel column plot, fail to set the text tick label correctly.

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ORG-21546

Fail to show bar/column under zero for bar chart plot

Fix the bug that Statistical bars can not start from 0.

Open

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ORG-21745

Crash after applying Smoothing settings on Ternary Contour

1. Activate graph window

2. Double click to open PD dialog

3. Go to Contouring Info tab, check Smoothing checkbox
   ==> Origin crashes

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21665

Origin freezes when applying layer boundary to polar contour

Check Smoothing checkbox in Plot Details dialog, Origin froze in previous versions.

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ORG-20974

Color pop up menu fails to refresh in group plot

Fixed

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ORG-21194

Annotation Issues with Plots from XXY Sheet

E.g. Both column A and B are X data. Column C is plotted twice in same graph – one plot using A as X, the other using B as X. Use Annotation tool to add annotation to one plot. The leader line may point to the other plot.

This issue has existed since 8.0, when annotation feature is added.

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ORG-21661

Common Display failed on Symbol Size

Fixed. When common display is used to modify a group of layers and plots, it would fail for symbol size.

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ORG-21161

Line Object Fails to Fully Draw when Dashed and Copy Page or Export Graph.

New bug in Origin 2020.

Dashed line object on graph failed to show when copy graph as picture and paste to other applications such as MS Word or export graph.

Fixed in Origin 2020b.

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ORG-21610

Position of minor tick of Log Scale are not correct

Algorithms for calculating minor tick position for log axis scale have been improved to match those of other softwares.

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ORG-21618

Add plot by Layer Content cannot auto pick X column on the right side

Origin supports plotting with X at the right of Y since Origin Origin 2020. But adding plot by Layer Content couldn’t auto pick X column on the right side. Fixed in Origin 2020b.

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ORG-21045

Copy Paste Format for grouped plot with special point use wrong index

1.Add one X column and 8 Y columns, X filled with row number, Y with random
2.plot a 4 panel plot
3.open plot detail, go to layers tab of page level, uncheck all checkbox of common display, ok
4.select 1st plot of layer 1 and ctrl click to create a special point, set green color, note this special point is not 1st one
5.right click this plot and copy format
6.go to layer 2, select 1st plot, paste format all
==> 1st plot of all layers show special point at 1st point, including layer 1(the original special point is deleted). Special point of layer 1&2 is black, but 3&4 is auto color.

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-20738

Data Highlighter fade out issue

• Connect line in line series

• Row-wise plot

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ORG-21738

Fail to use A to zoom in/out matrix in image mode

1.new matrix in image mode
2.press A+ mouse wheel/"+" or "-" to zoom in/out
==> fail

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21004

Group Plot with Error Bars- Error bars Wrongly Offset

Grouped line plot with error bars offset wrongly for some specific case

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ORG-21730

Object Manager Fails to redraw after pasting a layer

Fixed in 2020b. In previous versions, after copy and paste a layer to new graph, the new layer failed to show in Object Manager.

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ORG-21506

Origin crash after open specific oggu file

1.Search "Heatmap with Significant Mark" in Origin Start, and open the sample
2.active Kendall1 worksheet and select all, select Plot: contour: Heatmap with Label
3.X Value in Column Label, Column Label=Long Name, Y value in 1st column in selection, ok
4.open PD, go to colomap tab, click Fill header, change Color Generation to 3-Color Limited Mixing, From #F14040 to #1A6FDF, middle is white, middle position is by value =0, ok
5.double click Y axis, open axis dialog, select reverse checkbox in scale tab,
6.uncheck tick label, line and ticks, title for bottom, and select tick label, line and ticks for top
7.go to tick label: format tab of top axis, select rorate=90, ok
8.save project.
9.open the file, then new project
==> crash

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21410

Pattern filled inside plot though Exclusive broken by missing values is checked

For plot with filled area with Exclusive broken by missing values checked,

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ORG-21658

Plot Details->Group->Edit Mode could not switch plot properties correctly

Fixed. Switching to Individual used to cause plot properties to be incorrect.

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ORG-21071

Refresh issue in Move Data Points

For line+Symbol plot, move data points has refresh issue, fixed in Origin2020b

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ORG-20955

Shortcut key A not work for image window

1. If just holding A, it is not able zoom-panning image window using the related keys or mouse operations.

2. If holding ctrl+a, mouse wheel is able to zoom in/out the image window, but other operations are not working.

3. The similar issue exists when putting the image window to html dialog.

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21166

Issues of wrongly switching to Single tab on mini toolbar

For group box plot with independent Edit Mode, click box plot and switch to Group tab, change Box Type to Data. Toggle to Single tab and fixed in Origin2020b

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ORG-21444

VM with missing values introduces wrong scale handling

When there are many missing values in the Virtual Matrix Z value range, axis scale may be wrong.

The issue started since Origin 2018b.

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ORG-21187

Error bar of highlighted point should not fade out

Scatter with XYYerrYYerr data, data highlighter on any point, the error bar of highlighted point should not fade out

Fixed in Origin2020b

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ORG-21224

No X Error shows for multiple XY data organized in X XErr Y YErr order

Newly broken in Origin 2020.

The X error of last set failed to be plotted.

If data is organized in X Y XErr YErr, then no problem.

Fixed in Origin 2020b.

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ORG-21377

Hide line plot special point failed to hide line part of special point

Prior to 2020b, when a special point wascreated in a line plot is hidden (e.g. from Object Manager), the point is hidden but not the associated line part.

The line part is properly hidden starting with 2020b.

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ORG-21789

Origin crashes when rescaling graph with symbol size set to use formula expression

The issue started since Origin 2020.

It only happens if the number of point is >=50000

E.g. plot a scatter graph with more than 50k points. Index symbol size to column C. Size formula s1/s2. Then rescale the graph.

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ORG-20332

Select feedback makes some portion of Fill to Next plot hidden

When fill area to next data plot, only a portion of the plot is dispalyed.

Fixed in Origin2020b

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ORG-21567

Fail to rescale X and Y axis of the linked layer

Issues exists since Origin 2018 (though not in 2018 SR1).

Fixed in 2020.

Using Rescale button (Rescale both X&Y) failed for linked layer.

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ORG-21736

Crashes related to 2D waterfall plot

P1
1.fill column A with row number, column B~D with random data
2.select all to plot 2D waterfall (Plot: 3D: Waterfall)
3.click rescale
==> crash

P2
1.fill column A with row number, column B~D with random data
2.select all to plot colormapped line series (Plot: Basic 2D tab) or Waterfall Z color mapping
3.select plot, change plot type to symbol from mini toolbar(or you can change with context menu)
4.click 2nd plot
--> everything is fine
5.click 1st plot
==> crash

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21770

Annotation Tool Has Wrong Y Value for Heatmap

Fixed

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ORG-21656

Color Scale Issues with Separated Layout

These have been fixed:

P1. Labels not aligned with color box center

P2. When mapped to a group, ranges were displayed for labels. Now single values are displayed.

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ORG-21084

Failure to open Color Scale Control when layer name has space

The issue started since Origin 2016.

Workaround: Remove space in layer name.

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ORG-21476

Legend on Page Failed for Exchange XY Graph

1. make 2 panel horizontal plot.

2. Click Exchange xy button.

3. Go to Page level PD, under Legends/Titles tab, check Include data Plots from all Layers when constructing legend.

4. Regenerate legends
   ==> Legends generated is wrong.

5. Click Exchange xy again.
   --> Regenerate legends is ok.

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21146

Legend Update Mode: None issue

Set legend update mode as None, and add new plots or do some analysis. Existing legend should not be updated.

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ORG-21575

Legend Update Mode: Update when Adding should only update affected layer’s legend

Fixed:

• Fitted curve plots were being added to legend of wrong layer.

• Legend not properly updated when plot is added to 3D graph.

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ORG-21060

Line cap of plot symbol in legend should be same as line plot

In the past, make line thicker in Origin and set system variable @LCP=1 to make line cap square.

The line cap in legend was still round.

Fixed in Origin 2020b so it’s consistent with plot.

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ORG-21757

Set as default could not save font to text default

1.new graph, add text object, input bb
2.open properties dialog, change font to Segoe UI
3.click set as default button, ok
4.click text button to add new text, input aa
==> font is not Segoe UI

Fixed in Origin20020b.

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ORG-21316

Surface plot legend failed to be transparent

In 3D surface plot, set surface to be transparent, use Ctl+L to show legend. The legend color failed to show the transparent color

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ORG-21334

Wrong Legend for Pie Chart

Wedge with Y=0 do not show Legend entry for pie chart.

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ORG-21296

X and Y axes titles are both wrong in polar contour r(X)theta(Y) plot

X axis title used Y column info. and Y axis title used X column infor.

This issue has existed since 9.1, which started to support axis title. 9.0 and earlier builds %(?Y) fails to work.

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ORG-20742

Contour in Layout Exporting as tif will be effected by AA on/off

Export layout twice that lost embeded graph.

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21023

Fails to paste DDE link if file name contains non-English character

1. Create an Excel book names with Japanese character, like スター.xlsx, and fill it with some data.

2. Copy data in Excel book.

3. Open Origin, right-click a cell and choose Paste Link.
   ==> Error message box pops up.

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21788

Margin: Tight Cuts Tick Labels

Open Preferences : Options, in Page tab, change Margin Control to Tight, click OK
==> Part of the tick label is cut
https://originlab.jira.com/secure/attachment/121899/margin-tight.png

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21158

Maximizing Origin opened from OLE graph in PPTX causes poor screen painting (large areas of black).

Issue started in Origin 2020 bu thas been fixed in 2020b.

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ORG-20633

Note.ExportHTML() Fails from hidden Origin in Command Line

If you run Origin hidden from the command line Note.ExportHTML() fails. It returns 3 (HTMLERR_NOT_HTMLMODE).

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21156

Origin crashes by OLE graph after analysis operation

1. Run Origin as admin one time.

2. Start Origin, fill 2 xy cols with random numbers.

3. Highlight them to make a 2D scatter plot.

4. Press Ctrl+J to copy page, paste in PPT.

5. Close Origin.

6. In PPT, double click the Origin graph object to launch Origin.

7. Do linear fit on the 2D scatter plot graph as default setting.

8. Close Origin instance.

   • ->Linear fit shows in PPT OLE object.

9. Close PPT.
   ==>Origin crash report shows.

Note:

1. This issue has existed at least since 9.4

2. It has been fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21089

Origin crashes when open properties dialog of Excel OLE object

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-20989

Print a graph with image backgroud fails to export the background

use insertimg2g type:=img to insert an image background. Print the graph.
==> the graph wouldn't be printed completely.

Fixed in Origin2020b.

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ORG-21322

Learning Edition crashes by an specific OLE graph (includes more than 12 windows)

There is a 12 window limitation in Origin’s Learning Edition. If user double clicks Origin graph in Word/PPT which causes more than 12 windows in learning edition, Origin crashes.

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ORG-21214

Variable name should go to LN when using Matlab console to import variable

This issue has existed since Origin 2019

To reproduce:

1. Select connectivity: MATLAB Console

2. In MATLAB Command Window, type: "test=10", press enter.

3. In Origin MATLAB Console dlg, Click Import button,

4. In MATLAB Import dlg, select test, click Import as Worksheet button.

5. Check the Matlab imported worksheet.
   ==>the variable names lost since SCN is on by default. The variable names go into short name of the column in the old version.

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ORG-19234

In Start Menu, fail to open recent used item after clicking area besides the category name

Issue fixed in Origin 2020b.

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ORG-21295

Refresh issue with syntax in HTML Notes

Pressing Ctrl+M failed to refersh the HMTL Notes sometimes.

This is fixed in Origin 2020b

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ORG-21294

Substitution in HTML/Markdown window with more than 1024 characters crashes Origin

In Origin 2020b, the upper limit is 8000 characters.

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ORG-21680

ESC key doe snot work to abort deleting window from Project Explorer

In Project explorer if you select a window and hit the DEL key, then hitting ESC key still deleted window.

Now ESC will abort deletion.

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ORG-21584

Issues with custom formula using German numeric separator

In various dialogs and analyses, when decimal separators had to be converted from comma to dot, there were issues. Conversion issues fixed.

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ORG-21073

Save a PE Folder as a project should not include Results Log entries in project.

Issue fixed in 2020b whereby when saving a folder as a project. Unrelated Results Log entries would be carried over to the new project.

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ORG-21266

FileExtGroups Folder Mechanism No Longer Works

This is fixed in Origin 2020b so user defined file ext groups can be correctly recognized.

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ORG-21702

Value() function fails to handle thousands separator properly.

Value() function fails to handle thousands separator properly.

Previously, Value("1,234") returned --. It now returns 1234.

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ORG-21260

OC vectorbase Sort method returns error when sorting one element

Fixed in 2020b.

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ORG-21381

Support nested vectorize function operation

Origin didn't support y=max(abs(vX)), and it will return NANUM. The followed failed prior to 2020b:

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ORG-21799

Origin outputs gibberish results with R 4.0.0

Fixed in 2020b.

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ORG-21543

Set Separator in ExportASCII in PyOrigin Fails

Prior to 2020b, this failed to work properly:exp=Sheet.ExportASCII('D:\File.txt', cSep = '\t')

Workaround exp=Sheet.ExportASCII(r'D:\mytemp\File.txt',2,'\t')