Re: [libreoffice-users] open files automatically

Hi :)
If the folder contains some spreadsheets and some other things and you only
want to open the spreadsheets then the fastest way i can think of is to use
the file-browser to arrange/sort the files "by type" rather than by name or
date.  That might make it easier to select them all.

I think other people have had better suggestions already though.  I was
wondering if it might be possible to "script it" but kinda assumed it
probably wouldn't be at all easy = so i like Gary's suggestion! :)
Regards from
Tom :)

On 27 May 2015 at 14:15, Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> wrote:

> 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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