Path to data files

[emheroux]

Using Open Office Version 3.2 on Windows 7. Is there any way to make separate paths to the data files?? i.e ../worddocs for Text documents; ../xlsdocs for Calc Documents??? If we can't do that how about when you open the folder from calc you would only see *.xls (or whatever the extension is for OO) and *.doc for the text document, etc.?

[Zizi64]

Always save your documents into native Openoffice formats (if you use the Openoffice)! (nativ ODF formats: odt, ods, odp, odg...) The ODF formats are international standards!
And then, at end of editing make a non-ODF copy (xls, doc) if necessary. But when you re-edit an old document you need to open the native-format version.
This solution is much safer.

If we can't do that how about when you open the folder from calc you would only see *.xls (or whatever the extension is for OO) and *.doc for the text document, etc.?

You can use an extension filter at file opening...

[RoryOF]

As far as I remember there is no way to set up separate paths for the different file types. There was discussion on the subject at (inter alia)
http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/ ... f=6&t=3661
One offered solution was to set up a default directory and under it make separate directories for each type. That way there is only need to navigate down one level to save in the correct directory.