[users] files remain without date

Since nobody dared answer my question yet I would like to post it once more and updated: Don't know if I entered the right location: My problem is that OO does not show the dates of a doc-Textfile in the Explorer when I have saved it with "microsoft word97/2000/XP" which is the only possibility wh

Re: [users] files

On 13/03/2009 21:54, Dave Post wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: Unlike Linux and OS/2, dunno 'bout Mac, Windows requires the file extension to know what to do. Please don't misquote me. I never wrote that and never would. Apart from anything else I consider "dunno 'bout" to be less than literate

Re: [users] files

Sorry -- I messed up the attribution while editing my preceding post. This is correct: On Mar 13, 2009, at 3:55 PM, James Knott wrote: Unlike Linux and OS/2, dunno 'bout Mac, Windows requires the file extension to know what to do. Neither OSX nor any preceding Mac OS uses the extension to

Re: [users] files

Harold Fuchs wrote: Unlike Linux and OS/2, dunno 'bout Mac, Windows requires the file extension to know what to do. Neither OSX nor any preceding Mac OS uses the extension to determine filetype. Dave - To unsubscribe, e-

Re: Fwd: [users] files

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 19:29, Dotan Cohen wrote: > So Windows really only relies on filename extensions? Without a file extension, Windows is incapable of knowing how/what to use to open the file. > What about improperly named files? Malicious files? That is one reason why responsible program

Re: Fwd: [users] files

> If you deliberately or by accident attempt to change the file extension, > Windows will warn that if you change the file extension "you may make the > file unusable." I would conclude that Windows uses the file extension only > to decide what is to open the file. > While that may be so, there ar

Re: Fwd: [users] files

Harold Fuchs wrote: > 2009/3/13 Dotan Cohen > > >>> When you double click a file it's the extension >>> that Windows looks as to decide which program to run. >>> >>> >> Does Windows have a tool which looks at the file headers to determine >> file type? On Linux the tool is called "file"

Re: Fwd: [users] files

Dotan Cohen wrote: I googled "Windows determine file type" (sans quotes) and got any number of interesting looking responses. So there may be something out there that is "lighter" than cygwin. The first entry is http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/file.htm which really does look promising as

Re: Fwd: [users] files

> I googled "Windows determine file type" (sans quotes) and got any number of > interesting looking responses. So there may be something out there that is > "lighter" than cygwin. The first entry is > http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/file.htm which really does look > promising as, apart fro

Re: Fwd: [users] files

2009/3/13 Dotan Cohen > > When you double click a file it's the extension > > that Windows looks as to decide which program to run. > > > > Does Windows have a tool which looks at the file headers to determine > file type? On Linux the tool is called "file" strangely enough. > Not as far as I kn

Re: Fwd: [users] files

> When you double click a file it's the extension > that Windows looks as to decide which program to run. > Does Windows have a tool which looks at the file headers to determine file type? On Linux the tool is called "file" strangely enough. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberi

Re: Fwd: [users] files

Dave Post Subject: Re: [users] files Reply-To: si...@sstott.orangehome.co.uk i am using a pc running xp one of the files is named CADOK39X the others are CALG9OTL and CAOPIJCP .? Message Received: Mar 11 2009, 09:51 PM From: "Dave

Re: [users] files

2009/3/12 Dave Post : > I'm hereby forwarding this unsubscribed user's personal reply to the list. > Does anyone recognize the filenames he mentions? > The only place they should up in google in in your post (8 minutes ago). Maybe he should forward those file to Synaptic for analysis. -- Dotan C

Fwd: [users] files

I'm hereby forwarding this unsubscribed user's personal reply to the list. Does anyone recognize the filenames he mentions? Dave -- Begin forwarded message: From: si...@sstott.orangehome.co.uk Date: March 12, 2009 4:36:15 PM EDT To: Dave Post Subject: Re: [users] file

Re: [users] files

> i installed your software and it works well thank > you but it is leaving read only files on my > desktop which i cant delete ... please advise > Are you running OOo as root? That would do it. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-

Re: [users] files

On Mar 9, 2009, at 1:12 PM, si...@sstott.orangehome.co.uk wrote: i installed your software and it works well thank you but it is leaving read only files on my desktop which i cant delete ... please advise What operating system are you using? Dave ---

[users] files

i installed your software and it works well thank you but it is leaving read only files on my desktop which i cant delete ... please advise - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additiona

Re: [users] Files locked by other users

Drew Jensen wrote: Robert Jackson wrote: Hmm - well, just a thought. ( Kind of surprised Andrew did not offer this ) Script your own warning. All the needed pieces are there in the application. You can do it in OOoBasic with only a few lines of code actually...( well, less then a lot of lin

Re: [users] Files locked by other users

Robert Jackson wrote: Francesco Abeni wrote: Andrew Douglas Pitonyak ha scritto: Fey, Jordan (PBTI) wrote: some one advise if i've missed something and there is a way to display warnings about the document state or if this is something Open Office simply cannot do? > >The warning is there bec

Re: [users] Files locked by other users

Francesco Abeni wrote: Andrew Douglas Pitonyak ha scritto: Fey, Jordan (PBTI) wrote: In some departments there are spread sheets used by multiple users throughout the day. If opening them in MS Excel, a warning is generated stating " is locked for editing by Click notify to open a read-only c

Re: [users] Files locked by other users

Andrew Douglas Pitonyak ha scritto: Fey, Jordan (PBTI) wrote: In some departments there are spread sheets used by multiple users throughout the day. If opening them in MS Excel, a warning is generated stating " is locked for editing by Click notify to open a read-only copy of the document and

Re: [users] Files locked by other users

I maintain that you WANT this behavior because you will not accidentally over-write others changes. Not sure if you can disable the warning. The warning is there because most people are upset if they edit a document for a while and then find out that they cannot save it. There is one other thi

[users] Files locked by other users

Hi, I'm in the process of migrating the company I work forfrom Microsoft Office to OpenOffice, and we are getting bombarded with user issues and complaints. Most of which can be curcumvented however I'm stuck with this one and am wondering if anyone can help. In some departments there are spread

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

Harold Fuchs wrote: That works. I wonder why Harold didn't mention that? 'Cos he's an idiot, that's why. Sorry, James and everyone else. For the sake of clarity, the login name is "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and the password is "storage". I prefer to call that a 'brain fart'. It happens to t

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

On 23/04/2008, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anthony Chilco wrote: > > > > > > > James Knott wrote: > > > > > Harold Fuchs wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have created a free account for this purpose at < > > > > > > https://www.dropboks.com/> > > > > > > The Account Name is "oouplo

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

On Wednesday 23 April 2008 16:01:14 James Knott wrote: > Harold Fuchs wrote: > > On 23/04/2008, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Harold Fuchs wrote: > >>> People asking questions of this group often attach files to illustrate > >>> their > >>> problems. Usually these attachments fail to

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

Anthony Chilco wrote: James Knott wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: I have created a free account for this purpose at < https://www.dropboks.com/> The Account Name is "oouploads" and the password is "storage". If you or your respondents have problems with the facility please email [EMAIL P

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

James Knott wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: I have created a free account for this purpose at < https://www.dropboks.com/> The Account Name is "oouploads" and the password is "storage". If you or your respondents have problems with the facility please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with details.

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

Harold Fuchs wrote: On 23/04/2008, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote: People asking questions of this group often attach files to illustrate their problems. Usually these attachments fail to make it through the mail list's filters and we suggest the user upload

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

On 23/04/2008, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Harold Fuchs wrote: > > > People asking questions of this group often attach files to illustrate > > their > > problems. Usually these attachments fail to make it through the mail > > list's > > filters and we suggest the user upload the fil

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

On Wednesday 23 April 2008 12:06:00 Harold Fuchs wrote: > On 23/04/2008, Lisi Reisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesday 23 April 2008 11:07:08 Harold Fuchs wrote: > > > Note: On Windows, Dropboks opens an Explorer (file browser) window when > > > > you > > > > > click its Add File button. I

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

Harold Fuchs wrote: People asking questions of this group often attach files to illustrate their problems. Usually these attachments fail to make it through the mail list's filters and we suggest the user upload the file to a web page somewhere. I have created a free account for this purpose at

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

On 23/04/2008, Lisi Reisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesday 23 April 2008 11:07:08 Harold Fuchs wrote: > > Note: On Windows, Dropboks opens an Explorer (file browser) window when > you > > click its Add File button. I don't know if this will work on Mac/*nix. > > Perhaps someone would car

Re: [users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

On Wednesday 23 April 2008 11:07:08 Harold Fuchs wrote: > Note: On Windows, Dropboks opens an Explorer (file browser) window when you > click its Add File button. I don't know if this will work on Mac/*nix. > Perhaps someone would care to let us know - please! On Linux (Debian Lenny): Both Konque

[users] OT: Free Storage for Users' Files

People asking questions of this group often attach files to illustrate their problems. Usually these attachments fail to make it through the mail list's filters and we suggest the user upload the file to a web page somewhere. I have created a free account for this purpose at

Re: [users] Files in Old Version are missing.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Installed version 2.4 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is that now some of the files/documents from the old version are missing. What can I do about this? Installing OpenOffice should have absolutely no effect on any documents. Why do you think they're missing?

[users] Files in Old Version are missing.

Installed version 2.4 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is that now some of the files/documents from the old version are missing. What can I do about this? Caroline **It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp003

Re: [users] Files not open

At 07:40 16/06/2007 -0700, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: How do I change the zip to odt. When I right-click on the file then click Rename, I can not see the file extension to replace the zip with odt. Brian Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 09:57 15/06/2007 -0700, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: >T

Re: [users] Files not open

How do I change the zip to odt. When I right-click on the file then click Rename, I can not see the file extension to replace the zip with odt. Brian Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 09:57 15/06/2007 -0700, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: >The website www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org has OpenOffice

Re: [users] Files not open

At 09:57 15/06/2007 -0700, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: The website www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org has OpenOffice tutorials. A number of times the Users of the website have had the same problem. " I can't use the tutorials I downloaded. I extract the zip file and get several xml files, but

[users] Files not open

The website www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org has OpenOffice tutorials. A number of times the Users of the website have had the same problem. " I can't use the tutorials I downloaded. I extract the zip file and get several xml files, but when I open them all I get is computercode. What do I

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

l 2007 11:18 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage I am running a small business dealing with local councils. all our invoices are created in open office and converted to word .doc documents for emailing to our customers. However last y

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

Victor Blakey wrote: I am running a small business dealing with local councils. all our invoices are created in open office and converted to word .doc documents for emailing to our customers. However last year (at around aboput the time we upgraded to open office v2.0) our customers started rec

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

lakey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 30 April 2007 11:18 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage I am running a small business dealing with local councils. all our invoices are created in open office and converted to word

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

- From: Victor Blakey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 30 April 2007 11:18 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage I am running a small business dealing with local councils. all our invoices are created in open office and

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

30 April 2007 11:18 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage I am running a small business dealing with local councils. all our invoices are created in open office and converted to word .doc documents for emailing to our custome

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

Am Montag, 30. April 2007 schrieb Victor Blakey: > I am running a small business dealing with local councils. > all our invoices are created in open office and converted to word .doc > documents for emailing to our customers. > However last year (at around aboput the time we upgraded to open office

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

Victor Blakey wrote: I am running a small business dealing with local councils. all our invoices are created in open office and converted to word .doc documents for emailing to our customers. However last year (at around aboput the time we upgraded to open office v2.0) our customers started rec

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

Victor Blakey wrote: > I am running a small business dealing with local councils. > all our invoices are created in open office and converted to word .doc > documents for emailing to our customers. > However last year (at around aboput the time we upgraded to open > office v2.0) our customers start

Re: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

To: users@openoffice.org > > Subject: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are > > arriving as .dat garbage > > > > I am running a small business dealing with local councils. > > all our invoices are created in open office and converted to > > word .doc d

RE: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

Hello Victor, Are these .dat file attachments actually named winmail.dat? > -Original Message- > From: Victor Blakey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 30 April 2007 11:18 PM > To: users@openoffice.org > Subject: [users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are >

[users] Files converted to .doc and emailed are arriving as .dat garbage

I am running a small business dealing with local councils. all our invoices are created in open office and converted to word .doc documents for emailing to our customers. However last year (at around aboput the time we upgraded to open office v2.0) our customers started receiving .dat files that

RE: [users] files

Yes, they do, sir. Nikos -Original Message- From: Sieg and Lois Snyder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:24 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: [users] files Are OpenOffice documents/ attachments compatible with PC operating systems? Do PC's op

Re: [users] files

Yes. OpenOffice opens MS documents, while MS Office does not open documents in the (open) OpenOffice format. The only difficulty could be that very complex MS Office documents will not look exactly as with MS Office. Marc H. Sieg and Lois Snyder a écrit : Are OpenOffice documents/ attachme

Re: [users] files

Sieg and Lois Snyder wrote: > Are OpenOffice documents/ attachments compatible with PC operating > systems? Do PC's open OO documents like they do Microsoft Office > documents? > Yes. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] files

On 27/01/07, Sieg and Lois Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Are OpenOffice documents/ attachments compatible with PC operating systems? Do PC's open OO documents like they do Microsoft Office documents? Thank you. Sieg Snyder

[users] files

Are OpenOffice documents/ attachments compatible with PC operating systems? Do PC's open OO documents like they do Microsoft Office documents? Thank you. Sieg Snyder - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additio

Re: [users] Files won't open

On Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:37 PM [GMT+1=CET], Adrian Try <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It is available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/odf-converter. Broken/wrong link ?? I just clicked it and it works for me! Adrian Now it does for me too; must have been a glitch. Thanks. Regards

Re: [users] Files won't open

It is available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/odf-converter. Broken/wrong link ?? I just clicked it and it works for me! Adrian - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [users] Files won't open

On Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:37 PM [GMT+1=CET], Adrian Try <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It is available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/odf-converter. Broken/wrong link ?? Harold Fuchs London, England - To unsubsc

Re: [users] Files won't open

Hi Nora I have Microsoft Office Professional 2003. Files sent to me by someone using Open Office won't open with my Word or Excel software. Is there something I need to do or that he needs to do? Here's another solution. There is an addon available for Microsoft Word that will allow you to op

Re: [users] Files won't open

If you don't have OpenOffice, you will not be able to open these documents unless they have been saved in MS-Office format. But downloading OpenOffice is free. Marc H. Nora Sappe a écrit : Hi, I have Microsoft Office Professional 2003. Files sent to me by someone using Open Office won't op

Re: [users] Files won't open

Most likely cause: they are in the opendocument format. Ask the sender to resend you the documents in MS Office format. They can do this by using File>Send>Send as Microsoft .. Arnold Huzen Nora Sappe schreef: Hi, I have Microsoft Office Professional 2003. Files sent to me by someone using

Re: [users] Files won't open

Nora Sappe wrote: > Hi, > > I have Microsoft Office Professional 2003. > Files sent to me by someone using Open Office won't open with my Word or > Excel software. > Is there something I need to do or that he needs to do? > > That person probably sent you files in the OpenDocument format i.e.

[users] Files won't open

Hi, I have Microsoft Office Professional 2003. Files sent to me by someone using Open Office won't open with my Word or Excel software. Is there something I need to do or that he needs to do? Thank you, Nora Sappe'

Re: [users] Files don't lock under samba

On Sat March 25 2006 18:25, Douglas D. Germann, Sr. wrote: > CPHennesey-- > > Thanks for your reply. It was helpful in narrowing things down a bit. > > At the site you mentioned, I found the environment variable and did on two > linux boxes-- > export SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=1 > > Then I opened a

[users] files don't lock under samba

Daniel-- Thanks! :- Doug. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] files don't lock under samba

Douglas D. Germann, Sr. wrote: OK folks, I found a solution that works for the main part. I got the clue from the samba mailing list and another very helpful and resourceful fella. In /etc/fstab, I simply edited the mount instructions for the samba shares from smbfs to cifs. (man mount.cifs (no

[users] files don't lock under samba

OK folks, I found a solution that works for the main part. I got the clue from the samba mailing list and another very helpful and resourceful fella. In /etc/fstab, I simply edited the mount instructions for the samba shares from smbfs to cifs. (man mount.cifs (note the dot)). Then umount the vo

[users] Files don't lock under samba

CPHennesey-- Thanks for your reply. It was helpful in narrowing things down a bit. At the site you mentioned, I found the environment variable and did on two linux boxes-- export SAL_ENABLE_FILE_LOCKING=1 Then I opened a testlock file in OOo Writer. However, I was able to have it open on both c

Re: [users] Files don't lock under samba

On Mon March 20 2006 02:22, + Douglas D. Germann, Sr. wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Hi-- > > We have a small network, 3 users on linux boxes, 1 on Windows, using samba > 2.2.7a-security-rollup-fix on a Red Hat 9.0 box as the server. > > The files do not lock: two users can have

[users] [FILES FROM ABILITY TO OPEN OFFICE

I would like to use Open Office Write but I need to import my Ability Write files, how do I do this? I have Open Office 4.8. Do hope this is possible. Regards, Richard Bean.

[users] Files opened with Writer are not properly keeping track of who last opened the file

We are using OpenOffice version 109 on XP machines. When a document is opened in Word, it sets the file lock correctly and reports that the user (lets call him Bobo) has it locked. Once the user fully exits that document and another user opens it (lets call him Kiko) with Writer, he now has the fi

Re: [users] Files opened with Writer are not properly keeping track of who last opened the file

On Fri September 16 2005 15:56, Robert Volke wrote: > We are using OpenOffice version 109 on XP machines. When a document is > opened in Word, it sets the file lock correctly and reports that the > user (lets call him Bobo) has it locked. Once the user fully exits that > document and another user

[users] Files opened with Writer are not properly keeping track of who last opened the file

We are using OpenOffice version 109 on XP machines. When a document is opened in Word, it sets the file lock correctly and reports that the user (lets call him Bobo) has it locked. Once the user fully exits that document and another user opens it (lets call him Kiko) with Writer, he now has the fi