[Solved] Keep original name after File → Save As

[THEBookMan]

When I am working with a file: "XYZ.MAIN.sxc" and do a "save as" to "xyz.BU.szc", The file that is active is "XYZ.BU.sxc" rather than "XYZ.MAIN.szc"

Is there a way, after I do a backup, to come back to the same file I was working on ?

Thanks,
⌡im [THE BookMan]

[RoryOF]

Yes, you have to close the newly named file and reopen the original, which should show on the Recent Documents list.

[THEBookMan]

As I have been doing .....Thanks, ⌡im [THE BookMan]

[RoryOF]

Remember that the originally named file does not have the latest alteration, unless it was Saved immediately before the Save As, which gives it the new name. Ctrl S is the quick (and should be instinctive) way to Save a file.

[Lupp]

Also 1:
Every document has an interface allowing

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document.storeToURL()

This method stores a copy of the document as it currently is to a different file under any location and name described as an URL. The open document will continue to be editable under the old URL (FilePath)

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Sub storeCopy()
oDoc = ThisComponent
oDoc.storeAsURL(oDoc.URL & ".copy", Array())
End Sub

would store the document's persistent content using an "extended extension" like .odt.copy e.g.
With the help of >Tools>Customize you can add the command to a menu or a toolbar.
If you want to be more flexible concerning the new location and name, it gets more complicated.

Also 2:
LibreOffice has a menu entry ">File>Save a Copy..." offering more flexibility without needing user code.

[Hagar Delest]

File > Save a copy (at least in LO).

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