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Simple python script to start the OpenOffice software.
This script starts OpenOffice software.
The script uses the following modules:

import os
import sys
import time
import uno
import subprocess

import os

import sys

import time

import uno

import subprocess

Now we define the arguments for each software OpenOffice:

NoConnectionException = uno.getClass("com.sun.star.connection.NoConnectException")
ooffice = 'ooffice "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"'
oocalc = 'oocalc "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"'
ooimpress = 'ooimpress "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"'
oowriter = 'oowriter "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"'

NoConnectionException = uno.getClass("com.sun.star.connection.NoConnectException")

ooffice = 'ooffice "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"'

oocalc = 'oocalc "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"'

ooimpress = 'ooimpress "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"'

oowriter = 'oowriter "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;"'

The next step, we define a function that will start OpenOffice software.
See below:


def OOo(soft):
    ''' start ooo software '''
    # using fork 
    if os.fork():
        return

    # Start OpenOffice.org and report any errors that
    # occur.
    try:
        retcode = subprocess.call(soft, shell=True)
        if retcode &lt; 0:
            print &gt;&gt;sys.stderr,"retcode is ",-retcode
        elif retcode &gt; 0:
            print &gt;&gt;sys.stderr,"retcode is ",retcode
    except OSError, e:
        print &gt;&gt;sys.stderr, "Error is :", err
    raise SystemExit()

def OOo(soft):

''' start ooo software '''

# using fork

if os.fork():

return

# Start OpenOffice.org and report any errors that

# occur.

try:

retcode = subprocess.call(soft, shell=True)

if retcode < 0:

print >>sys.stderr,"retcode is ",-retcode

elif retcode > 0:

print >>sys.stderr,"retcode is ",retcode

except OSError, e:

print >>sys.stderr, "Error is :", err

raise SystemExit()

We use a variable to set the mode.

In this case, it is set to “False” and print some options:


OOo_ok = False
print "Use command =s below to start OOo features :"
print "oocalc     ooffice    ooimpress  oowriter  "
print "Do not use spaces, we will receive errors "

OOo_ok = False

print "Use command =s below to start OOo features :"

print "oocalc ooffice ooimpress oowriter "

print "Do not use spaces, we will receive errors "

Read from the keyboard software OpenOffice name to be started.

Then check if it is not already running.


startooo=raw_input("What Ooo need to use &gt; ")
if not OOo_ok:
	OOo_ok = True
	OOo(startooo)

startooo=raw_input("What Ooo need to use > ")

if not OOo_ok:

OOo_ok = True

OOo(startooo)

Awaiting 5 seconds. During this time the software starts.


time.sleep(5)
print "OOo started now"

time.sleep(5)

print "OOo started now"

This is all you need.

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