On 08/04/2008 14:34, Adrian Try wrote:
Hi Cynthia
Hello from Texas. :D I have used OpenOffice since version 2.1 and like it
very much, which is why I was perplexed when it would not let me download my
online audio books from the library (this uses a Microsoft developed program
called Overdrive). It is an audio file that reads over Windows Media Player
and OpenOffice continued to ask me to "choose language" offering a dialogue
box filled with some languages I did not know existed. :)
Your mention of "Overdrive" helps solve the puzzle.
Overdrive files use the file extension .odm. That file extension is also
used by OpenOffice.org for master documents.
Windows decides which program to open a file with solely based on the file
extension. When Windows sees a .odm file, it doesn't know whether it is an
Overdrive file or an OpenOffice.org master document. When you install
Overdrive or OpenOffice.org, the .odm extension is "associated" with that
program. Whichever program was installed last is the program Windows
remembers, and opens the file with when you double click its icon.
But all is not lost. If you right click the file (rather than double click
it), you are able to select "Open With", which lists all programs that are
able to open a file with that extension. That way, you can decide whether to
open the file with Windows Media Player, or OpenOffice.org, or something
else.
I hope my explanation has been clear enough!
Adrian
In addition, if you think you'll never (or only rarely) need OpenOffice
Master Documents then you can change the association permanently:
1. Right click one of the files
2. Select Properties
3. Near the top you'll see "Open with" followed by the icon and name of
a program which, in turn, is followed by a button labelled "Change".
4. Click this button and browse to Windows Media Player.
5. Tick (check) the box labelled "Always use this program ..." before
clicking OK.
Now when you double click a .odm file it will open automatically in
Windows Media Player. If it really is a Master Document you can open it
in OpenOffice by right clicking on it and choosing OpenOffice from the
list of available programs. Just make sure that this time you *don't*
tick the "Always use ..." box ;-)
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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