Hi Paolo, > Regarding the ThisDatabaseDocument thing, I'm experimenting. > > The open() method is very simple and straightforward and I'm sure that > users will be very happy of it, but I noticed a possible problem.
Not sure which open method you refer to, ThisDatabaseDocument doesn't have one. > The open method seems not able to create the first connection. This > means that you can use the open method only for the second form, but you > still have to launch manually a first form. > > This makes impossible to use the open() method in order to launch a form > from the OnOpen method for example. If you want to open a form (in the sense of: display UI) when the document loads, you should use methods at the *controller* of the document, not at the document. For this, XDatabaseDocumentUI [1] should be used. It provides functionality which effectively mimics user input. So, something like oController = ThisDatabaseDocument.CurrentController If ( Not oController.isConnected() ) Then oController.connect() End If oController.loadComponent( "my form", _ com.sun.star.sdb.application.DatabaseObject.FORM, FALSE ' not for editing, but for data entry ) should do what you want. Ciao Frank [1]http://api.openoffice.org/docs/common/ref/com/sun/star/sdb/application/XDatabaseDocumentUI.html -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer frank.schoenh...@sun.com - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@api.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@api.openoffice.org