Colin, I don't know for sure but look in Tools -> options-> Paths. It may be that OOo first want to write to the temp directory (in my version on the 12th location). Maybe the permissions aren't drwxrwxrwx. Joep
On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 06:07 -0700, Colin Sharpe wrote: > I have had no response to this for a few days now, so > I am re-posting in the hope that somebody will help > me? It doesn't seem to be a file/directory > permissions problem. > > I am using OpenOffice.org 1.1.4 on my Sun Ultrasparc 1 > running Solaris 9 OS. > > I installed the program in /opt/OpenOffice.org1.1.4 as > root. > > The program runs perfectly as root, and I am able to > open existing .doc files,create new files, and save > them. I can also print out documents. > > I then did workstation installs for myself and my > wife, logged in as myself and my wife respectively, > in /export/home/colin and /export/home/kim. After > logging out and in again, Office appeared under > applications on the Gnome desktops of each user. I > can start OpenOffice writer by clicking on the item > from both user desktops. > > When I tried to open an existing document, I received > an error message: > > "Error loading document > file:///export/home/colin/sharperes.doc. > Error creating object. > The file could not be created." > > I am the owner of the document, and permissions are > -rwxr-xr-x. > > I then tried to write a new document, I tried to "Save > as", entered a name for the file, and received an > error message: > > "Error saving the document Untitled1: > Write Error. > The file could not be written" > > The attempt was made to write the file to > /export/home/colin, which I own,.and has permissions > drwxr-xr-x. > > What on earth is going wrong, or how have I messed > up the installation? > > I hope I have given enough information to help > someone solve this for me. > > Colin Sharpe. > > > > __________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
