- To start OpenOffice Calc using the command line, first ofcourse, you must be at the command prompt.
- Now, on the command line, type in the path of the executable file for Calc in quotation marks.
- It should look something like this.
- You can also try dragging the executable file's icon here on the command prompt for the same result.
- Eitherway, once it is typed, press the enter key to execute the command.
- Great! As you can see OpenOffice Calc has now opened.
- You have learned how to open Calc using the command line. Congratulations!
Start OpenOffice.org Calc using the command line
This screencast demonstrates how to start OpenOffice.org Calc using the command line.
You learn:
- How to type in the path to the executable file of Calc.
- How to paste in text to the command prompt using the context menu.
- How to open Calc using the command line.
OpenOffice.org command line arguments
Besides directly typing in the path of the executable file for each OpenOffice.org application, you can also use a simple command to directly open each application. Take note that you may need to be within the OpenOffice programs folder to do this. (Default location: C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.x\program\) This method uses the "soffice" command along with arguments. They are as follows:
- soffice -writer - Opens Writer
- soffice -calc - Opens Calc
- soffice -draw - Opens Draw
- soffice -impress - Opens Impress
- soffice -base - Opens Base
- soffice -math - Opens Math
Alternatively, you can type in these commands directly:
- swriter - Opens Writer
- scalc - Opens Calc
- sdraw - Opens Draw
- simpress - Opens Impress
- sbase - Opens Base
- smath - Opens Math
Along with those commands, you can also use the "soffice" command along with some arguments to initiate various actions in Open Office. This method should follow the form: soffice [options] [documents...]
| Argument | Action |
|---|---|
| -global | Creates a new global document |
| -web | Creates a new html document |
| -minimizes | Keep startup bitmap minimized |
| -invisible | No startup screen, no default document and no UI |
| -norestore | Suppress restart/restore after fatal errors |
| -quickstart | Starts the quickstart service (Only in Windows) |
| -nologo | Don't show the startup screen |
| -nolockcheck | Don't check for remote instances using the installation |
| -nodefault | Dont start with an empty document |
| -headless | Like the "invisible" argument, but with no user interaction at all |
| -help -h -? | Shows the help message for OpenOffice command line arguments |
| -o -n | Open documents regardless where they are templates or not |
| -display [display] | Specifies the X-display to use in Unix/X11 versions |
| -p [documents...] | Prints the specified documents using the default printer |
| -pt [printer][documents...] | Print the specidied documents in the specified printer |
| -view [documents...] | Open the specified documents in viewer or readonly mode |
| -show [presentation] | Open the specified presentation and start it immediately |
| -accept=[accept-string] | Specify na UNO connect strong to create an UNO acceptor through which other programs can connect to access the API |
| -unaccept=[accept-string] | Close and acceptor that was created using the "-accept=[accept-string]" command. Use "-unaccept=all" to lose all open acceptors. |
Advanced topics
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