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Offline str4ng3r

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[UNSOLVED] How to open an OpenOffice file through terminal
« on: July 20, 2013, 11:04:43 AM »
Hi there guys.

I'm trying to build a fairly straightforward and easy to use system to be used by not very experienced users. I'm using TinyCore for that coupled with a set of productivity tools.

I'm using OpenOffice.tcz has the office suite, and i'm now trying to get double click on a file to open the correct tool.

So, i've installed Fluff as the file manager, and created a folder to hold files from the office suite. Created a test file (*.doc) in that folder, configured Fluff the best i could, but everytime i double click on the file, through Fluff, OpenOffice suite starts to load but then halts throwing an unexpected error (no number or anything, just a blank window).

If you have made this work, please tell how to do it, since i'm not having much luck searching google.

Thanks in advanced.

This post was written from a tinycore system

Offline u54749

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Re: [UNSOLVED] How to open an OpenOffice file through terminal
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2013, 11:16:07 AM »
try the following

/usr/local/openoffice3/program/soffice <filename>

Offline str4ng3r

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Re: [UNSOLVED] How to open an OpenOffice file through terminal
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2013, 11:20:25 AM »
Thanks for your input.

However the result of that command is the same i get when double-clicking the file through Fluff.

Offline tinypoodle

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Re: [UNSOLVED] How to open an OpenOffice file through terminal
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2013, 11:40:21 AM »
Check 'dmesg' just after failed attempt.
"Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster." Niklaus Wirth - A Plea for Lean Software (1995)

Offline str4ng3r

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Re: [UNSOLVED] How to open an OpenOffice file through terminal
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2013, 12:25:49 PM »
Hi.

I can't see messages regarding OpenOffice.
I just typed "dmesg" on prompt, under tc user.

Offline tinypoodle

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Re: [UNSOLVED] How to open an OpenOffice file through terminal
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2013, 12:40:23 PM »
Load the "strace" extension and run:
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strace command
"Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster." Niklaus Wirth - A Plea for Lean Software (1995)