Can't open files if special characters in file path

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Can't open files if special characters in file path

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Can't open files if special characters in file path, this started to happen since installed OO 4.1.1.
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Re: Can't open files if special characters in file path

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What kinds of characters are you referring to? Please provide some examples.
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Re: Can't open files if special characters in file path

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Re: Can't open files if special characters in file path

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No problem here with that file name.

Are you using the built-in OO file dialogs? See Tools > Options > OO > General > Open/Save dialogs > Use OO dialogs: YES (checked)

Whatever that's set for, try the alternate and see if that makes any difference.
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Re: Can't open files if special characters in file path

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The accented characters cause a problem for me on my US English system, but not on another system that also has Spanish installed, thus changing your language settings might be a resolution.
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Re: Can't open files if special characters in file path

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acknak wrote:No problem here with that file name.

Are you using the built-in OO file dialogs? See Tools > Options > OO > General > Open/Save dialogs > Use OO dialogs: YES (checked)

Whatever that's set for, try the alternate and see if that makes any difference.
No, no difference at all.
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Re: Can't open files if special characters in file path

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RusselB wrote:The accented characters cause a problem for me on my US English system, but not on another system that also has Spanish installed, thus changing your language settings might be a resolution.
Added Spanish language pack, switch OO Language to Spanish, didn't make any difference.
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Re: Can't open files if special characters in file path

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Hmm.. you might need to change the language your OS/keyboard is using. In Windows that's easy.. no idea about Linux.
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