Re: [libreoffice-users] open files automatically

On 27/05/15 02:05 AM, Brian Barker wrote:
> 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.
I have no problem starting Calc nor opening several spreadsheets 
"automatically". I select the sheets I open in Dolphin (or any other 
file manager) and right-click on the selection then select "Open with". 
Calc is the default program to open .ods documents so they all open.

Since the OP wants a job to run at startup, simply use the command-line 
to do the job:
   libreoffice --calc -o <file1> -o <file2> ...

Put that into a script or a link to a script in your "Autostart" folder 
(.kde/Autostart on my KDE system).

To open all the files in a folder, just use a loop like this:
  for f in *; do; libreoffice --calc -o $f; done

We don't need no stinking features when we've got a real command line.  :)


> 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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