Re: [libreoffice-users] open files automatically

At 10:22 27/05/2015 +0900, Thomas Noname wrote:
> Is there a trick to tell LibreOffice, in particular Calc, to open 
> files automatically?

Not that I know of. (Perhaps someone knows better.)

> Lotus 123 allows to specify a folder and then opens the files 
> therein automatically whenever the software is started. For those 
> administrative tasks, a set of 2-3 files, this is VERY convenient. I 
> would like to convert those 123-files into Calc format and have Calc 
> open them *automatically* whenever I start Calc.

It's worth mentioning that you cannot "start Calc": that's not how 
LibreOffice works. You can do either of two different things: either 
start LibreOffice or start LibreOffice with a new, empty spreadsheet. 
And that tells you something about your problem: if you could do what 
you wanted, there would be no way to prevent your spreadsheet 
documents being opened if you wanted to start LibreOffice to edit a 
text file (or, as you would say, "start Writer") or presentation or 
whatever instead.

There are many workarounds, which depend on your operating system - 
which you have kept a secret. (You appear to be using Windows XP.)

o Your operating system will probably offer a way to start programs 
at start-up - when you log in, that is. You could put your document 
files (or possibly shortcuts to them?) in the appropriate folder.

o You could put your documents or shortcuts to them somewhere 
convenient, such as on the desktop or in the start menu, and then 
click on these when you need the documents open.

o (Probably best) Put the documents in a convenient folder. (You've 
done that already.) Create a shortcut to this on the desktop or in 
the start menu. When you need to open the documents, (1) click or 
double-click the shortcut to open the folder, (2) select all the 
document files together (using Edit | Select All or Ctrl+A?), and (3) 
press Enter to open all the documents (whether or not LibreOffice is 
already running).

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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