Introduction to the Apache OpenOffice API

BASIC Guide

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• The Language of Apache OpenOffice Basic

• Overview of a Basic Program
• Working With Variables
• Strings
• Numbers
• Boolean Values
• Date and Time
• Arrays
• Scope and Life Span of Variables
• Constants
• Operators
• Branching
• Loops
• Procedures and Functions
• Error Handling
• Other Instructions

• Runtime Library

• Conversion Functions
• Strings
• Date and Time
• Files and Directories
• Message and Input Boxes
• Other Functions

• Introduction to the API

• Universal Network Objects (UNO)
• Properties and Methods
• Modules, Services and Interfaces
• Tools for Working with UNO
• Overview of Central Interfaces

• Working with Documents

• The StarDesktop
• Styles and Templates

• Text Documents

• The Structure of Text Documents
• Editing Text Documents
• More than Just Text

• Spreadsheet Documents

• The Structure of Spreadsheets
  • Rows and Columns
  • Cells and Ranges
  • Formatting Spreadsheet Documents
• Editing Spreadsheet Documents

• Drawings and Presentations

• The Structure of Drawings
• Editing Drawing Objects
• Presentations

• Charts (Diagrams)

• Using Charts in Spreadsheets
• The Structure of Charts
• Chart Types

• Databases

• SQL: a Query Language
• Types of Database Access
• Data Sources
• Database Access

• Dialogs

• Working With Dialogs
• Properties
• Events
• Dialog Control Elements

• Forms

• Working With Forms
• Control Element Forms
• Database Forms

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The Apache OpenOffice API is a universal programming interface for access to Apache OpenOffice. You can use the Apache OpenOffice API to create, open, modify and print out Apache OpenOffice documents. It provides the option of extending the functional scope of Apache OpenOffice through personal macros and allows personal dialogs to be written.

The Apache OpenOffice API may not only be used with Apache OpenOffice Basic, but also with other programming languages such as Java and C++. A technique called Universal Network Objects (UNO) which provides an interface to various programming languages makes this possible.

This chapter centers on how Apache OpenOffice can be used in Apache OpenOffice Basic with the aid of UNO. It describes the main concepts of UNO from the standpoint of a Apache OpenOffice Basic programmer. Details on how to work with the various parts of the Apache OpenOffice API can be found in the following chapters:

• Universal Network Objects (UNO)
• Properties and Methods
• Modules, Services and Interfaces
• Tools for Working with UNO
• Overview of Central Interfaces

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