If you edit a .csv file via 'preview', the content's format changes

[jefscheepers]

What did you try to do?

I uploaded a CSV file, and tried to edit one of the values via 'view info' > 'preview'.

Original data:

Year,Inflation (%)
2021,0.7
2020,2.1
2019,1.7
2018,0.2
2017,0.1
2016,0.5
2015,1
2014,2.1
2013,2.7
2012,3.1
2011,0.2

Changed to:

Then I clicked on 'save'.

What did you expect?
The contents would look as follows:

Year,Inflation (%)
2021,1.4
2020,2.1
2019,1.7
2018,0.2
2017,0.1
2016,0.5
2015,1
2014,2.1
2013,2.7
2012,3.1
2011,0.2

What happened?

The change seems applied, and I get an alert and green popup saying my changes have been successfully applied.
However, when I exit and reenter the preview tab, it cannot load the file (it seems to load indefinitely):

When I download the file, the format is now as follows:

data=2021%2C1.4+%0D%0A2020%2C2.1%0D%0A2019%2C1.7%0D%0A2018%2C0.2%0D%0A2017%2C0.1%0D%0A2016%2C0.5%0D%0A2015%2C1%0D%0A2014%2C2.1%0D%0A2013%2C2.7%0D%0A2012%2C3.1%0D%0A2011%2C0.2%0D%0A

Tested on Metalnx version 2.4.0 with iRODS 4.2.10.

[korydraughn]

Editing files via Metalnx feels out-of-scope.

Users are free to download, modify, and upload new versions of files without issue.

This feature should be removed.