On May 2, 2012, at 9:45 PM, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: > On 05/02/2012 04:29 AM, Peng Chen wrote: >> Hi All, >> I post a wiki about how to support a VBA API in OpenOffice, >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/How_to_support_a_VBA_API_in_OpenOffice >> >> Any feedback will be appreciated, thanks. >> > I am almost embarrassed to say this, but after having read it, I have no idea > what the article is about. I think that the problem is that I lack the proper > vocabulary. For example, when I see "VBA", I think "Visual Basic > Applications", which is something that MSO (Microsoft Office) supports, and > not OOo (OpenOffice.org). > > Is this an article related to the VBA compatibility mode stuff that can be > enabled using a specific Option from inside of StarBasic? > > After I have a handle on exactly what is accomplished, then I will read this > again, since it looks like you are probably answering some very specific > questions that I have in areas that I do not fully understand, but have > searched for in the past. > > Sorry for my lack of immediate understanding.
I'm not sure what I am reading either. My reference is using Apache POI and its User Defined Function (UDF) capability to rewrite a VBA function in Java. This allows me to have a different implementation of a VBA function that is not in a Basic derivative. Whether that works or not depends on whether I can accurately code the VBA in Java. This is not easy. I think that this API may be more about "UDF" support than VBA support. To me VBA support means that I can run my MS Office VBAs in the program without any trouble. Still, UDF support is useful. VBA support is a panacea. What's it all about Peng? Regards, Dave > > -- > Andrew Pitonyak > My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt > Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php >
