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API@OOo: NEWSLETTER November/2003

Dear OOo community,

This is the third issue of the API@OOo NEWSLETTER.  At the beginning
of each month, I am summarizing what was going on in the previous month
within the OOo API project and the OOo SDK.


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*** OOo API and OOo SDK Highlights this Month
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        - #01: Different Service Managers in Client, OOo and Document
	- #02: Accessing the TextTable from a TextCursor or Paragraph
	- #03: Final Version of CodeSnipped Creator
	- #04: Setting Page Style Properties
	- #05: Dynamically Binding BASIC Methods to Events
	- #06: Import Filter Properties
	- #07: Why not Using the XListBox Interface of a Control
	- #08: Inserting Conditional Text
	- #09: Helping the OOo JavaBean Find its Resources
	- #10: Future of UNO: Multiple Inheritance Interfaces for Services
	- #11: Where to Put New Geometry Types 
	- #12: Implementing new URL Schemata in OOo / Utilizing UCP/UCB
	- #13: Automation bridge: fixing UNO hyper mapping
	- #14: CodeSnipped which Stores Writer Document as PDF
	- #15: Current List of Slot IDs for XDispatch
	- #16: Suns StarOffice 6.0 Software Basic Programmer's Guide
	- #17: How to Filter Data in a Form by Selecting a Value in a Combo Box

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*** #01: Different Service Managers in Client, OOo and Document
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Mathias Bauer explains [1,2] the different service mangers involved in a 
remote connection to OOo and a document.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=912666&listName=dev
2:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=913106&listName=dev


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*** #02: Accessing the TextTable from a TextCursor or Paragraph
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Thomas Lange pointed out [1] that some properties are missing in some
service descriptions.  A Paragraph or TextCursor within a text table should 
have a property TextTable property.  This can be used to access the
TextTable of which a Paragraph is part or in which a TextCursor is.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=913716&listName=dev

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*** #03: Final Version of CodeSnipped Creator
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Paolo Mantovani published [1] his final version of his CodeSnipped creator [2].

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=910993&listName=dev
2:http://www.openoffice.org/issues/showattachment.cgi?attach_id=10649&file=SnippetCreator.zip


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*** #04: Setting Page Style Properties
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Thomas Lange showed [1] how page style properties can be set at a
paragraph style sheet.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=916404&listName=dev


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*** #05: Dynamically Binding BASIC Methods to Events
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Laurent Godard created [1] a code snippet which shows how to dynamically
bind BASIC methods to events.  The code was originally posted [2] by 
Oliver Brinzing.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=928847&listName=dev
2:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=917593&listName=dev


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*** #06: Import Filter Properties 
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Andrew Pitonyak posted a macro which shows the parameters which where
used with an import filter after a document has been loaded by UI.  These 
parameters can be used to programmatically specify the filter behaviour.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=916558&listName=dev


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*** #07: Why not Using the XListBox Interface of a Control
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Frank Schoenheit explains [1] why the XListBox interface of the control
should not be used, but changes should be made through the model.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=936281&listName=dev


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*** #08: Inserting Conditional Text
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Stephan Wunderlich showed [1] an example of inserting conditional text.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=940451&listName=dev


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*** #09: Helping the OOo JavaBean Find its Resources
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Michael Hoennig pointed out [1] that a Java application can make the
OOo JavaBean find its resources, like OOo itself, by utilizing the 
ClassLoader.  Simon Mieth postend [2] a concrete example.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=943383&listName=dev
2:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=947336&listName=dev


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*** #10: Future of UNO: Multiple Inheritance Interfaces for Services
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Stephan Bergmann proposed [1] a future UNO feature which should reduce
the necessity of queryInterface().  Michael Hoennig explained [1] how
this could influence the OOo API in the future.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=943382&listName=dev
2:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=944020&listName=dev


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*** #11: Where to Put New Geometry Types
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Thorsten Behrens raised [1] an interesting question about the module
structure of the API, especially for new geometry types.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=934504&listName=dev


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*** #12: Implementing new URL Schemata in OOo / Utilizing UCP/UCB
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Kai Sommerfeld explained how new URL schemata could be added to OOo by
utilizing the UCP/UCP and Eberhard Mattes pointed {2] to an issue why it 
is not possible yet [3].

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=951375&listName=dev
2:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=953012&listName=dev
3:http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20087


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*** #13: Automation bridge: fixing UNO hyper mapping
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Joachim Lingner announced [1] for people who use Visual Basic or another 
Automation capable language to access OOo: A bug in the OLE Automation 
bridge will be fixed, thus the hyper will eventually be represented by 
an Automation Decimal. 

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=941205&listName=dev


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*** #14: CodeSnipped which Stores Writer Document as PDF
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Stephan Wunderlich posted [1] a CodeSnippet which stores a Writer
document as PDF [2].

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=954195&listName=dev
2:http://api.openoffice.org/source/browse/api/www/Examples/Snippets/Writer/Writer.StoreWriterAsPDF.snip


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*** #15: Current List of Slot IDs for XDispatch
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Carsten Driesner pointed out [1] where a current list of slot ids can
be found [2].  Stephan Wunderlich added a hint [3] of how to use it.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=957554&listName=dev
2:http://www.openoffice.org/files/documents/25/60/commands_11beta.html
3:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=957567&listName=dev


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*** #16: Suns StarOffice 6.0 Software Basic Programmer's Guide
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Juergen Schmidt posted [1] a link to Suns "StarOffice 6.0 Software
Basic Programmer's Guide".

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=961417&listName=dev
2:http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817-1826-10


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*** #17: How to Filter Data in a Form by Selecting a Value in a Combo Box
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Sasa Kelecevic posted [1] a CodeSnippet about how to filter data in a form by 
selecting value in combo box.  It is based on code from Oliver Brinzing.

1:http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?msgId=957216&listName=dev
2:http://api.openoffice.org/source/browse/api/www/Examples/Snippets/Office/Office.FilterFormDateFromComboBox.snip


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