portable open office

[slimzky]

hi, i just downloaded portable open office & i wonder how can i associate my .doc, .xls, & .ppt files to it using a registry file or batch file?

[Jeremy]

Ask DigeratiPrime, he loves all these portable versions of programs...

[slimzky]

k thnx, il pm him ^^

[eidenk]

Get WAssociate. You can do that quick and fast with this excellent program. Or just use the windows filetypes applet.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~wstudios/Associate/

Install it and then put a shortcut to it in the sendto folder. Send to it the filetypes you want to change and just use the browse button to choose a new app.

It is foolproof as there are multiple undo levels.

You can also easily save to registry file its panes.

To do so just copy the top key in the upper pane and paste into a text editor. Repeat with the lower pane and eventually with the Clsids you can jump to if any, and then save all that as a reg file.

Only quick way I know to backup any filetype associations on the fly.

Edited March 8, 2006 by eidenk

[DigeratiPrime]

well to be honest ive just been dragging and dropping the files onto the window or shortcuts i made, but i am interested in this as well. and will have a regkey or some answer posted today.

Edited March 8, 2006 by DigeratiPrime

[slimzky]

thank you very much for the help..

[DigeratiPrime]

Associate DOC, XLS, etc

Windows 2000/XP

1. Launch Explorer.

2. Select Tools/Folder Options/File Types.

3. Click New.

4. Type the file extension into

"File Extension." 5. Click OK.

6. Click Advanced, then New.

7. Type open into the "Action" field.

8. Type in the path of the .EXE file in

"Application used to perform action." either by typing in a new path or selecting Browse, locating and double clicking the .EXE file.

unfortuantely thats the best way i know, otherwise you can right click a file and use the open with and set to always open with. I just drag and drop the files i want to open on the shortcut. Otherwise you can use the full open office and run the installer which will create file associations.

Disable Splash Screens

\PortableOpenOffice\openoffice\program\soffice.ini

[Bootstrap]
Logo=0

\PortableOpenOffice\PortableOpenOffice.ini

[PortableOpenOffice]
DisableSplashScreen=true

Speed Up:

Tools>Options>Java>*uncheck* "Use a java runtime environment"

Optimized Images

http://portableapps.com/node/469

Nice icons

http://www.deviantart.com/view/25891986/

Convert PNG/ICO with Aveiconifier2

http://www.aqua-soft.org/board/showthread.php?t=15304

[slimzky]

thnx for the links DigeratiPrime well thats my method too, but after playing with eidenk's suggestion, i ended up having this key w/c i think is the file association of my open office via reg.. i dunno if this is complete..

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\doc_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@ = "\"E:\\PortableOpenOffice\\PortableOpenOfficeWriter.exe\" \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xls_auto_file\shell\open\command]
@ = "\"E:\\PortableOpenOffice\\PortableOpenOfficeCalc.exe\" \"%1\""


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc]
@ = "doc_auto_file"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xls]
@ = "xls_auto_file"

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& btw, i know your an XMplayer user too, may i ask you how do u backup ur settings? thnx..

[DigeratiPrime]

hmm i look into the openoffice thing some more, but at least we have something for now.

xmplay saves its settings in xmplay.ini

[slimzky]

ty ^^