From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Shelagh Manton Subject: Re: .ods opens file in Emacs, not OpenOffice Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:14:18 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=45700 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OdhB8-0000P3-CN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:14:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdhB7-00070t-CY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:14:30 -0400 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:60851) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdhB7-00070k-5v for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:14:29 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OdhB5-0001kt-Ee for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:14:27 +0200 Received: from 203.219.222.168 ([203.219.222.168]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:14:27 +0200 Received: from shelagh.manton by 203.219.222.168 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:14:27 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:54:00 -0700, C64 Whiz wrote: > Hello, > > I've searched for an answer but can't find a simple one. I have an > OpenOffice document (.ods) I'd like to link to in my .org files. So I > have the following syntax: > > [[file:c:/mydata/myfile.ods][File Description]] > > When I click on the link in OrgMode, Emacs opens the file and not > OpenOffice. Yet, when I'm in file explorer (yes, Windows), double > clicking the file does open up Open Office. So I know the association > is there. > > I know there is a variable called 'org-file-apps, but I thought the file > system was supposed to handle any extension not known my OrgMode? If I > do need 'org-file-apps, please provide an example where I may *add* to > the list rather then re-defining the existing list. I'd hate to re-do > "associations" OrgMode already made. > > Thanks! > > --C64Whiz There are possible a couple of ways of dealing with this. One that I have used in the past is to make a new link type and use that for opening your .odt files #+LINK: ooo shell:oowriter and then use [[ooo:"/path/to/ooo-file" &][name of file]] I have no doubt that there are other ways of doing this. Shelagh > _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing > list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode