Issue 18505 - Drive settings when opening files.
Summary: Drive settings when opening files.
Status: CLOSED OBSOLETE
Alias: None
Product: ui
Classification: Code
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1 RC3
Hardware: Other Other OS
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Reported: 2003-08-21 19:41 UTC by memyselfi
Modified: 2017-10-21 16:56 UTC (History)
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Description memyselfi 2003-08-21 19:41:35 UTC 
When opening files, a backslashed was needed to be entered before the 
applications would open any file.

     e.g. z:\openthisfile.abc

If no backslash was entered, no files were opened.

By default, if no backslash were entered, the default directory on the 
specified drive should be used.

 e.g. current directory is z:\listofdocs

so, entering z:openthisfile.abc should load the file from 
z:\listofdocs\openthisfile.abc
Comment 1 utomo99 2003-11-03 08:02:57 UTC 
what OS are you using ? 
why you want to open without the backlash ? I thisnk it is normal 
please give us more reason why
Comment 2 memyselfi 2003-11-17 23:29:23 UTC 
I'm using Windoze 98SE.

The usefulness to open files without having to type the '\' + 
directory location is evident when

1) a person is working with different files at the same time,
2) files are located deep in subdirectories
3) and the directory one needs to load the file from is already set a 
current/default.

e.g. I'm working with

1) f:\this is\where\the file\is located\document1.sxw

and with

2) g:\second location\of the file\in 
another\subdirectory\document2.sxw

so, instead of having to navigate the root each and everyone time 
he/she needs to access files in the 'other' subdirectory, one can 
just type x:file wanted
Comment 3 jack.warchold 2003-12-08 13:47:33 UTC 
this is a known feature, but i think this is more an enhancement

change issuetype to enhancement and reassigned to the owner of enhancement 
issues
Comment 4 ace_dent 2008-05-16 02:09:58 UTC 
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request.

The Issue you raised is currently 'Unconfirmed' pending review, but has not been
updated within the last 3 years. Please consider re-testing with one of the
latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed.
Either use the recent stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html
or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing):
http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/
 
Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as
necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also
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Many thanks,
Andrew
 
Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of:
~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~
http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
Comment 5 bettina.haberer 2010-05-21 14:50:30 UTC 
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on
my owner to the owner "requirements".
Comment 6 thammotorle 2010-10-23 15:38:10 UTC 
Created attachment 72594
Comment 7 oooforum (fr) 2017-10-21 16:01:04 UTC 
Win98SE is end-of-life