On Saturday 28 Dec 2002 5:50 pm, Jan Wilson wrote: > * Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [021228 10:50]: > > [root@anne-linux staroffice]# ls -l spadmin > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 43 Nov 17 09:03 spadmin -> > > ../../../usr/lib/staroffice/program/soffice* > > [root@anne-linux staroffice]# pwd > > /usr/lib/staroffice > > [root@anne-linux staroffice]# cd program > > [root@anne-linux program]# soffice > > [root@anne-linux program]# > > > > This offered to set up my addressbook. Since I have KMail and > > GnomeCard.vcf files, I didn't find how to access these, so I cancelled > > that and it simply left me with a blank document open. > > > > I guess I got it wrong > > Anne, > > soffice is one of those tricky programs that does different things > depending on how it was called, so if you call it from a symlink named > soffice, it will either open OOo, or set it up if you don't have a > .sversionrc file in your home directory. > > In the example above, you set up a link named spadmin that linked to > soffice, but then you ran soffice, instead of spadmin. That accounts > for getting the OOo setup instead of spadmin. Also, I think root > needs to run spadmin.
Thanks, Jan. I got there eventually. BTW - I haven't forgotten your help re vector files, I've just been busy with family thingies. I'll let you know how I go on (or come screaming for help :) ) later. Anne
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