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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
19358Bug reportsImport/Exportpublic2026-09-22 17:06
ReporterTeareJa Assigned Toc_schmitz  
PrioritynoneSeveritypartial_block 
Status closedResolutionunable to reproduce 
Product Version6.4.x 
Summary19358: Import of an active survey filetype LSS fails
Description

When importing this LSS file into Limesurvey we receive the following error message:

Importiere Umfrage-Daten

Fehler

Diese Datei ist keine gültige LimeSurvey-Umfrage-XML Datei. Import fehlgeschlagen.

Translated:

Import Survey-Data

Error

This file isn't a valid LimeSurvey-Survey-XML file. Import failed.

For other surveys with and without answers, active and inactive the import works.

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce

Click on Create Survey

Select Import

Select the attached file

Click Import Survey

Expected result

For a copy of the survey to be imported to the survey list

Actual result

We receive the described error message

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Attached Files
ErrorMessageLimeSurvey.jpg (35,339 bytes)   
ErrorMessageLimeSurvey.jpg (35,339 bytes)   
Bug heat2
Complete LimeSurvey version number (& build)6.4
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c_schmitz

c_schmitz

2026-09-22 16:50

administrator   ~85929

The file is not a valid XML since there is an additional <theme> block at the end that breaks parsing.
Question is how this file was generated.

c_schmitz

c_schmitz

2026-09-22 17:05

administrator   ~85930

If this file was not manually modified, then the bug that created this faulty .lss file is long gone.
I am closing this isse.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2024-01-18 10:05 TeareJa New Issue
2024-01-18 10:05 TeareJa File Added: limesurvey_survey_961924.lss
2024-01-18 10:05 TeareJa File Added: ErrorMessageLimeSurvey.jpg
2026-09-22 16:50 c_schmitz Assigned To => c_schmitz
2026-09-22 16:50 c_schmitz Status new => feedback
2026-09-22 16:50 c_schmitz Note Added: 85929
2026-09-22 16:50 c_schmitz Bug heat 6 => 8
2026-09-22 17:05 c_schmitz Note Added: 85930
2026-09-22 17:05 c_schmitz File Deleted: limesurvey_survey_961924.lss
2026-09-22 17:05 c_schmitz View Status private => public
2026-09-22 17:05 c_schmitz Bug heat 8 => 2
2026-09-22 17:06 c_schmitz Status feedback => closed
2026-09-22 17:06 c_schmitz Resolution open => unable to reproduce