Running LibreOffice from cmd line only works when running from c:/program files/...
Our system: Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard service pack 1; 64 bit
LibreOffice version: 6.3.0.4 (x64)
Running program on a cmd window works if we go to the "program files" directory; the program comes up:
C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program> soffice.exe --writer d:/dirpath/test.docx
It does not work when the program is invoked from another directory:
d:\dirpath> c:/"Program Files"/LibreOffice/program/soffice.exe --writer test.docx
This is the error displayed:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: soffice.bin
Application Version: 6.2.7.1
Application Timestamp: 5d67ce73
Fault Module Name: sal3.dll
Any ideas how to fix this?
Thank you very much in advanced.
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You use obscure and unusual syntax of quoting only part of the path; and while the advice by @keme will make it all work, this is still a (low-profile) bug of not supporting this rare valid syntax. Please file it to the bug tracker. Thanks.
Ah no, I was wrong. This is not a LibreOffice bug; this is a bug of MS Windows, and possibly of its command processor. When you launch a program using a command line like
c:/"Program Files"/LibreOffice/program/soffice.exe --writer test.docx, the quotes get escaped by the processor; the program's main() gets the first argument likeC:/\Program Files/LibreOffice/program/soffice.exe; and calling Windows' own CommandLineToArgvW(GetCommandLineW()) also gives wrong results, so the first two arguments becomeC:/\andProgram Files/LibreOffice/program/soffice.exe..., so no, just don't use that syntax, as @keme advised.Thank you Mike. It is always good to know how things work "in the background". Appreciated it.