Robert-75 wrote:
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> "Dan Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> On Saturday February 17 2007 10:36 am, Robert Campbell wrote:
>>> I have many data files that end with the .DAT file extension. These
>>> are csv files so I want to open them in scalc NOT swrite. I have
>>> set the file type in the folder options to "%path%\soffice.exe"
>>> -calc "%1" . even used scalc.exe itself but always ends up in
>>> swrite when I double click the file or open directly from a web
>>> site. If I save as .CSV. The file opens in scalc as expected.
>>>
>>> How can I get .DAT to open in scalc as .CSV does ?
>>>
>>> Please help,
>>>
>>> Robert L. Campbell, SIMPL, LLC (979)242-3083
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>> Change the extension on these .dat files to .csv. I know this is
>> a very simple thing to do in Linux, but I have not idea how to do
>> this on a Windows system.
>>
>> Dan
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> I have all ready done this and that works. The problem is I don't want to
> have to change the file extensionat all. I want the .DAT file to go
> directly
> to scalc.exe. Even when I setup the windows file extensions .dat to use
> scalc it still sends it to swrite. Why is this so hard in open office ?
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You will probably find that the method recommended in Calcs FAQ #1 works.
The FAQs index is at http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/index.html
Use File >Open, select the file, THEN select the file type as .csv.
Tiresome, but it seems the best that can be arranged. An issue has been
filed relating to .tsv files at least. It seems to be another developers'
blind spot.
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