[Solved] OOo 3 Beta Win XP: file association problem
[Solved] OOo 3 Beta Win XP: file association problem
Hello. Are you allowed to post questions about the beta versions here or is it only for released versions? I cannot set my 3.0 as the default to open .doc files. Can anyone help?
Last edited by Hagar Delest on Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:05 pm, edited 6 times in total.
Reason: tagged the thread as Solved.
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Re: ooo 3.0 dev beta
1. Yes
2. This OpenOffice.org 3.0 is not a beta yet
3. The answer depends on your operating system. Which is it? Do you currently have a program associated with .doc? The lack of file associations is intentional. Part of the reason is that this product really is unstable and can mess up your documents. For example, recently I used a OpenOffice.org 3.0 developer snapshot, and it ate the formatting of all my bulletted lists.
2. This OpenOffice.org 3.0 is not a beta yet
3. The answer depends on your operating system. Which is it? Do you currently have a program associated with .doc? The lack of file associations is intentional. Part of the reason is that this product really is unstable and can mess up your documents. For example, recently I used a OpenOffice.org 3.0 developer snapshot, and it ate the formatting of all my bulletted lists.
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Re: ooo 3.0 dev beta
Of course, all versions are supported.
See here for example:
[Solved] Changing all MS file extensions to open in OOo.
BTW: what OS? Please read the Survival Guide for the forum.
Thanks to add '[Solved]' at beginning of your first post title (edit button) if your issue has been fixed.
NB: moved your thread to the Setup & Troubleshouting forum.
See here for example:
[Solved] Changing all MS file extensions to open in OOo.
BTW: what OS? Please read the Survival Guide for the forum.
Thanks to add '[Solved]' at beginning of your first post title (edit button) if your issue has been fixed.
NB: moved your thread to the Setup & Troubleshouting forum.
LibreOffice 7.6.2.1 on Xubuntu 23.10 and 7.6.4.1 portable on Windows 10
Re: ooo 3.0 dev beta
Dear AndrewZ
My OS in XP. If I run the setup program (repair or modify) it does give the option for making ooo-dev 3.0 the default program for MS word documents, spreadsheets, etc, but if I set this it continues to open with MS Word (or ooo2.4 which I took off when I installed ooo-dev 3.0). No document I have is sooo critical that I would be too bothered if the dev version messed it up!
My OS in XP. If I run the setup program (repair or modify) it does give the option for making ooo-dev 3.0 the default program for MS word documents, spreadsheets, etc, but if I set this it continues to open with MS Word (or ooo2.4 which I took off when I installed ooo-dev 3.0). No document I have is sooo critical that I would be too bothered if the dev version messed it up!
Re: ooo 3.0 dev beta
Yes, I think this is intentional.Spinnekop wrote: If I run the setup program (repair or modify) it does give the option for making ooo-dev 3.0 the default program for MS word documents, spreadsheets, etc, but if I set this it continues to open with MS Word (or ooo2.4 which I took off when I installed ooo-dev 3.0).
Just be prepared to lose the document altogether.No document I have is sooo critical that I would be too bothered if the dev version messed it up!
To set a file association manually in Windows XP, it's something like this (I'm trying from memory)
* Right click on .doc document
* Choose Open With
* Choose Other Program
* Browse to c:\program files\ooo-dev3.0\program\soffice.exe
* Select the box "Always use the sleected progarm to open this kind of file"
* Click OK
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Re: ooo 3.0 dev beta WinXP - file association problems
It will not let me select either soffice or swriter. BUT, it did let me select simpress and guess what? it opened in writer. It works but I would hardly call it a [solved]
PS I will re-install 2.4 and if I have any critical docs will edit them with that!!
PS I will re-install 2.4 and if I have any critical docs will edit them with that!!
Re: ooo 3.0 dev beta WinXP - file association problems
Same thing here.Spinnekop wrote:It will not let me select either soffice or swriter. BUT, it did let me select simpress and guess what? it opened in writer.
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Re: [Solvedish] OOo 3 dev beta WinXP. file association problem
You could try to report it if it hasn't been done yet: [Tutorial] Reporting bugs.
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Re: [Solved] OOo 3 dev beta WinXP. file association problem
Another solution for those who want to associate writer files with Writer, and so on:
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Folder options -> File types
Then enter the extension (if it's not in the list, click New, enter the extension and click OK)
Click Advanced (if there is no Advanced button, click Restore first), and look for the 'open' or 'edit' command in the list.
Open the Edit... dialog for the command you want to use to launch OpenOffice, and change the program path into <OpenOffice>\program\swriter.exe (or scalc.exe).
Go back to the Folder options dialog by clicking OK twice. Now you should see the appropriate program in the Open With... dialog.
(note: I'm using Windows XP SP3)
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Folder options -> File types
Then enter the extension (if it's not in the list, click New, enter the extension and click OK)
Click Advanced (if there is no Advanced button, click Restore first), and look for the 'open' or 'edit' command in the list.
Open the Edit... dialog for the command you want to use to launch OpenOffice, and change the program path into <OpenOffice>\program\swriter.exe (or scalc.exe).
Go back to the Folder options dialog by clicking OK twice. Now you should see the appropriate program in the Open With... dialog.
(note: I'm using Windows XP SP3)