[olug] OpenOffice Command line Tips

[Jon H. Larsen]

OpenOffice can do a few things when invoked from a command line.  A few 
examples are below.

Taken from: 
<http://www.openoffice.org/files/documents/25/60/Command_line_arguments_in_OpenOffice.html>

** Command line switches

-nologo (supported from srx643)

The office doesn't show the intro bitmap during startup.


-view ... (supported from srx644)

The documents specified will be loaded in 'read-only' mode. The files will 
be copied to the temp directory and removed from it when the office is 
closed. 

-p ...

"Print" command to print all following files on the default printer. The 
office doesn't show the intro bitmap during startup.
(Note: does the print without loading the gui - Jon L.)

-pt ...

"Print to" command to specify an additional printer for output. The office 
doesn't show the intro bitmap during startup.


-n (supported from src642)

Always create a new document based on the given file (use document as a 
template).


Jon L.

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