-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I am really puzzled as to the lack of file associations for the Open Office suite. I save something --anything-- in the native format and when I look at the resultant icon it resembles that of a ZIP file. Then, when clicked upon, it is opened into another window which displays xml data, etc, rather than loading into the proper OO application. I finally did get the sxw extention to open into OO Writer by creating my own association but nothing has worked for the xls (spreadsheet) extension --so far. Any insight as to how I might solve this problem?? Thansk... - -- ...CH Avoid doing business with 'The Link' ISP. SuSE Is All U Need Linux user# 313696 Linux box# 199365 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAXceDamdq40EXXvQRAiX4AJ9mPOQI6V0yPMg7N58Gq0lvGdW2ugCeIIhJ EK/nB5eAEuW99ZFZKY+UbUk= =iG1c -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/22/2004 12:49 AM, C Hamel wrote: | I am really puzzled as to the lack of file associations for the Open | Office | suite. <snip> | | Any insight as to how I might solve this problem?? Try copying the contents of your OpenOffice share/kde/net/share/mimelnk/application to /opt/kde3/share/mimelnk/application. - -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace of God, I am what I am. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Netscape - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAXiWZSllW3IopKeMRAhH/AKCZ/dNCt2AB2EyQvaSYKeLL/QCQ1gCfblAC vwDaCQT5yWqOGeBbZ8avq1s= =HPf8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 21 March 2004 17:30, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
On 03/22/2004 12:49 AM, C Hamel wrote: | I am really puzzled as to the lack of file associations for the Open | Office | suite. <snip> | | Any insight as to how I might solve this problem??
Try copying the contents of your OpenOffice share/kde/net/share/mimelnk/application to /opt/kde3/share/mimelnk/application. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Web Address: http://www.mydestiny.net/~joe_morris Registered Linux user 231871 God said, I AM that I AM. I say, by the grace of God, I am what I am. Well... that is much better than I had. Thanks! :-)
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I am really puzzled as to the lack of file associations for the Open Office suite. I save something --anything-- in the native format and when I look at the resultant icon it resembles that of a ZIP file. Then, when clicked upon, it is opened into another window which displays xml data, etc, rather than loading into the proper OO application.
I finally did get the sxw extention to open into OO Writer by creating my own association but nothing has worked for the xls (spreadsheet) extension --so far.
Any insight as to how I might solve this problem??
Thansk... I would assume you are trying to open the files from Konqueror? I had
C Hamel wrote: the exact same problem as you and after configuring the file associations in Konq, I was fine and dandy. To configure the Konq file associations: 1. Start Konq 2. Click on 'Settings' 3. Click on 'configure Konq' 4. Click on 'File associations' 5. double left click on 'application' 6. Look for an OpenOffice Calc entry 6.1 If the entry is not there create it, if it is goto Step 7 6.2 Click 'Add' at the bottom of the list 6.3 Goto step 6 7. On the 'General' tab click on 'Add' 8. Add the extension you want Calc to open 9. Now 'OK' and apply until you have exited the Konqfigurator. 10. Now when you click on a file with a Calc extension it will open in Calc HtH -- The Little Helper ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Licenced ex-Windows user (apart from Quicken) Registered Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1 ========================================================================
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 22 March 2004 00:19, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
C Hamel wrote:
I am really puzzled as to the lack of file associations for the Open Office suite. I save something --anything-- in the native format and when I look at the resultant icon it resembles that of a ZIP file. Then, when clicked upon, it is opened into another window which displays xml data, etc, rather than loading into the proper OO application.
I finally did get the sxw extention to open into OO Writer by creating my own association but nothing has worked for the xls (spreadsheet) extension --so far.
Any insight as to how I might solve this problem??
Thansk...
I would assume you are trying to open the files from Konqueror? I had the exact same problem as you and after configuring the file associations in Konq, I was fine and dandy.
To configure the Konq file associations: 1. Start Konq 2. Click on 'Settings' 3. Click on 'configure Konq' 4. Click on 'File associations' 5. double left click on 'application' 6. Look for an OpenOffice Calc entry 6.1 If the entry is not there create it, if it is goto Step 7 6.2 Click 'Add' at the bottom of the list 6.3 Goto step 6 7. On the 'General' tab click on 'Add' 8. Add the extension you want Calc to open 9. Now 'OK' and apply until you have exited the Konqfigurator. 10. Now when you click on a file with a Calc extension it will open in Calc
HtH -- The Little Helper ======================================================================== Hylton Conacher - Licenced ex-Windows user (apart from Quicken) Registered Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1 ======================================================================== Many thanks for that! :-)
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participants (3)
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C Hamel
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Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)
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Joe Morris (NTM)