Try : <path to OOo install>\program\scalc <path to file>\file.xls
Worked for me on winxp, 1.9.95 /paul On 5/17/05, Bryce Stenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > We are evaluating changing about 20 desktops from MS Office 2000 to > OpenOffice but have one particular problem... > > Our database application lets users pick Excel as the output for a print > job. > A tab delimited file is generated with an extension of '.xls'. > This file is then 'started' - the default action is that it will open in > Excel - with command line like: > start MyFile.xls > Because of the xls extension this opened in Excel. > > With OpenOffice installed this command always opens the file as a text > document. > > ** Is there any way to make a tab delimited or comma delimited file open > directly in calc from the command line? (eg. can I give it a special > file name extension or some flag on open command line to force it?) > > I've read similar previous posts and the only way I could see suggested was > opening Calc and then choosing to open the file manually - this will not > work for us - we need it to open directly when called by the application > program or from command line. > > Thanks, > Bryce Stenberg > HRNZ IT Department. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
