Building and registering your ScriptProvider

OpenOffice.org Developer's Guide

Scripting Framework

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• Using the Scripting Framework

• Running Macros
• Editing, Creating and Managing Macros

• The Organizer dialogs for BeanShell and JavaScript
• BeanShell Editor
• JavaScript Editor
• Basic and Dialogs
• Macro Recording

• Writing Macros
• How the Scripting Framework Works
• Writing a LanguageScriptProvider UNO Component using the Java Helper Classes

• The ScriptProvider Abstract Base Class
• Implementing the XScript Interface
• Implementing the ScriptEditor Interface
• Building and Registering Your ScriptProvider

• Writing a LanguageScriptProvider UNO Component From Scratch

• Scripting Framework URI Specification
• Storage of Scripts
• Implementation
• Integration with Extension Manager

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In order to compile these classes you need to include the UNO and Scripting Framework jar files in your classpath. You can find these in the program/classes directory of your Apache OpenOffice installation. The jar files that you need to include are: ridl.jar, unoil.jar, jurt.jar and ScriptFramework.jar.

To compile ScriptProviderForYourLanuage:

1. Compile the ScriptProviderForYourLanguage.java, ScriptEditorForYourLanguage.java and YourLanguageScript.java files
2. Create a jar file for ScriptProviderForYourLanguage with the following in the manifest file. (Use the -m switch to the jar command to add the manifest data)

 Built-By: Yours Truly
 RegistrationClassName: ScriptProviderForYourLanguage

1. Register the ScriptProviderForYourLanguage jar file using the Extension Manager.

Now you should see an entry for YourLanguage in the Tools - Macros - Organize Macros… menu.

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