Hi :) If the folder contains some spreadsheets and some other things and you only want to open the spreadsheets then the fastest way i can think of is to use the file-browser to arrange/sort the files "by type" rather than by name or date. That might make it easier to select them all.
I think other people have had better suggestions already though. I was wondering if it might be possible to "script it" but kinda assumed it probably wouldn't be at all easy = so i like Gary's suggestion! :) Regards from Tom :) On 27 May 2015 at 14:15, Gary Dale <garyd...@torfree.net> wrote: > On 27/05/15 02:05 AM, Brian Barker wrote: > >> At 10:22 27/05/2015 +0900, Thomas Noname wrote: >> >>> Is there a trick to tell LibreOffice, in particular Calc, to open files >>> automatically? >>> >> >> Not that I know of. (Perhaps someone knows better.) >> >> Lotus 123 allows to specify a folder and then opens the files therein >>> automatically whenever the software is started. For those administrative >>> tasks, a set of 2-3 files, this is VERY convenient. I would like to convert >>> those 123-files into Calc format and have Calc open them *automatically* >>> whenever I start Calc. >>> >> >> It's worth mentioning that you cannot "start Calc": that's not how >> LibreOffice works. You can do either of two different things: either start >> LibreOffice or start LibreOffice with a new, empty spreadsheet. And that >> tells you something about your problem: if you could do what you wanted, >> there would be no way to prevent your spreadsheet documents being opened if >> you wanted to start LibreOffice to edit a text file (or, as you would say, >> "start Writer") or presentation or whatever instead. >> > I have no problem starting Calc nor opening several spreadsheets > "automatically". I select the sheets I open in Dolphin (or any other file > manager) and right-click on the selection then select "Open with". Calc is > the default program to open .ods documents so they all open. > > Since the OP wants a job to run at startup, simply use the command-line to > do the job: > libreoffice --calc -o <file1> -o <file2> ... > > Put that into a script or a link to a script in your "Autostart" folder > (.kde/Autostart on my KDE system). > > To open all the files in a folder, just use a loop like this: > for f in *; do; libreoffice --calc -o $f; done > > We don't need no stinking features when we've got a real command line. :) > > > >> There are many workarounds, which depend on your operating system - which >> you have kept a secret. (You appear to be using Windows XP.) >> >> o Your operating system will probably offer a way to start programs at >> start-up - when you log in, that is. You could put your document files (or >> possibly shortcuts to them?) in the appropriate folder. >> >> o You could put your documents or shortcuts to them somewhere convenient, >> such as on the desktop or in the start menu, and then click on these when >> you need the documents open. >> >> o (Probably best) Put the documents in a convenient folder. (You've done >> that already.) Create a shortcut to this on the desktop or in the start >> menu. When you need to open the documents, (1) click or double-click the >> shortcut to open the folder, (2) select all the document files together >> (using Edit | Select All or Ctrl+A?), and (3) press Enter to open all the >> documents (whether or not LibreOffice is already running). >> >> I trust this helps. >> >> Brian Barker >> >> >> > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
