Re: [api-dev] XComponent events and OfficeDocument events...
Hello ashok, Or can I simply use com.sun.star.document.XEventListener since that implements lang.XEventListener as a base interface... ? Yes, you can. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] How to get the XStorable interface from a DataSource?
Hi Willem, then when i try to register the datasource it tells me i need to store it first using the XStorable Interface. The problem is however taht i cant get the XStorable interface from the datasource. It doesn't seem to implement it! Also when i look at the defined intefaces in the developers guide for the DatabaseContext and Datasource services (13.2.2) and the UML on p.895 i don't see the XStorable interface as implemented. Is it really the exception message which tells the data source has an XStorable? I know that the Dev Guide talks about this - unfortunately, the guide is wrong (I plan to update it in this matter as soon as it's finally Wiki-fied.). Actually, there is a duality between a DataSource and a DatabaseDocument - each data source has exactly one database document associated with it, and vice versa. The XStorable interface exists at the document only, *not* at the data source. So, you need to - query your data source for the XDocumentDataSource interface - use the getDatabaseDocument method to retrieve the associated database document - query the document for the XStorable interface (side note: When you query the document for the XOfficeDatabaseDocument interface, you can use its getDataSource method to retrieve the data source - which is the same as the one with which you started.) HTH Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] New-style Service Constructors in Basic
Hi Ariel, With a new-style service constructor, you can NOT call createUnoService() and then initialize() passing to this last call the constructor's parameters. In the example [1] initialize() fails == the object returned by createUnoService() has no such method, i.e. has already been initialized using the default constructor (I think :-( ) In fact, the example you use (PackageManagerDialog) has been implemented without the XInitialization pattern - it does the constructor initialization by other means. Which only hilights that in fact the .initialize thing is an *implementation detail* which one cannot rely one. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] New-style Service Constructors in Basic
Hello myself, createInstanceWithArgumentsAndContext is the way you have to go to instantiate such a service in Basic. Not really. Argh. Jürgen, you're right. Actually I was confused by the service constructors use XInitialization which I have in my head, and assumed they do this *explicitly*. In fact, it seems a service constructor implementation uses the createInstanceWithArguments[AndContext] itself, which then uses XInitialization. Means that using createInstanceWithArguments[AndContext] is future-proof, even if implementations of dedicated factories change. Sorry for spreading the confusion. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Questions about com.sun.star.awt.MenuBar and com.sun.star.awt.PopupMenu
Hi Ariel, FIRST of all, I would like to thank the one who wrote the code of the GUI examples on the new SDK (OpenOffice.org_2.3_SDK/examples/DevelopersGuide/GUI): it answers some questions I had for a long time! Thanks hr (I don't know your real name!)! Hehe. hr (Jens-Heiner Rechtien) is a release engineer, who integrated the child workspace where this was introduced. While he, as all our release engineers, surely deserves thanks for the work he does, in this particular case please direct your thank to Jürgen Schmidt (jsc, also to be seen in the CVS history). But to my surprise, I used XComponentContext::getServiceManager() to get the XMultiComponentFactory, then used its method getAvailableServiceNames() and got a sequence that DOES contain these service names: com.sun.star.awt.MenuBar com.sun.star.awt.PopupMenu stardiv.vcl.MenuBar stardiv.vcl.PopupMenu And we can use any of the names: 1. com.sun.star.awt.PopupMenu 2. stardiv.vcl.PopupMenu 3. stardiv.Toolkit.VCLXPopupMenu as they instantiate the same type. And again to my surprise, com.sun.star.awt.MenuBar and com.sun.star.awt.PopupMenu are not included on OOo2.3 SDK API reference, nor in the source/offapi/com/sun/star/awt IDL files. So, are they going to be included in the API? Is it safe to use them? What service name shall we use, out of the tree options? Since which OOo version can they be used? The stardiv.* versions are in there for compatibility reasons only, and should definitely not be used. com.sun.star.awt.* is the name to use, in any case. I am not sure why they're not documented in the IDL reference, I suppose they easily could. You might want to submit an issue for this. The problem here: FIRST the context menu of the edit control is executed, THEN my pop up menu IF I right click on this context menu. What I really need here is an XContextMenuInterceptor, but how do I get the XContextMenuInterception for the edit control when it has no com.sun.star.frame.Controller ? XContextMenuInterception is not implemented by UNO controls at all. I did not yet read about this interface in the developer's guide, but I suppose it can be implemented outside the frame/controller/model paradigm - but this simply isn't done ATM. Is the dialog whose screen shot you showed completely done in UNO? For the timing problem: Unfortunately, your mouse listeners, though called *first* (technically) are notified asynchronously. That is, the edit control gets the mouse click, starts the asynchronous notification of your mouse handler, and then opens its own context menu. When this is already open, the notification to your handler arrives. I fear there's no way how to work around this, there's simply no mechanism in the code AFAIK. You might get tired of this suggestion you hear too often from me :), but I in fact suggest submitting an RFE which requests the implementation of XContextMenuInterception for UNO controls. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[api-dev] Re: Check box in writer
Hi Perry, please note I answer your question in dev@api.openoffice.org, a place better suiting such questions, than private mails do. This is a matter of scaling, because more people can answer you, and more people can learn from the answer. Do you have an example for me about how to set the status of a 'check box' in writer (not on dialog). An example with both writer and dialog checkbox also is ok with me. Assuming that you have a logical form named Standard (the default name), and your checkbox is named checkbox (see the Form Navigator for the concrete names), then oForm = ThisComponent.DrawPage.Forms.getByName( Standard ) oCheckBox = oForm.getByName( checkbox ) oCheckBox.State = 0 'http://api.openoffice.org/docs/common/ref/com/sun/star/awt/UnoControlCheckBoxModel.html#State Btw, my project is almost finished and have to conclude that OpenOffice really is great stuff!!! Great to hear this :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] AWT TREE: OOoBasic version of the ScriptSelector example
Hi Bernard, I don't want to start a troll, but the service com.sun.star.sheet.Spreadsheet is _unpublished_ since a long time, see http://api.openoffice.org/docs/common/ref/com/sun/star/sheet/Spreadsheet.html Hmm, okay, and what does this tell us? The concept of unpublished was introduced for cases such as the Childs/Children: The interface has a flaw, which can be fixed easily, and does not require substantial effort for the clients if fixed. I much prefer doing this small innocent fix for the next release, at the cost of some scripts to be adjusted, over being annoying by the current spelling error for the next *years* (finally, it looks somewhat unprofessional, doesn't it?). Yes, we don't have a mechanism in place which ensures that APIs become published after a while, which leads to APIs such as the one you mentioned. On the other hand, I doubt that anybody will do a severe incompatible change to Spreadsheet or Shape, I think people are responsible enough to recognize that this would be a bad idea, after the API has been there for years. On yet another hand, I personally would not like to declare any service as published as long as this forbids even minor and innocent changes which do not cause any trouble to any client, but that's another story which I perhaps should not start again, here :-\ Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Moving CoceSnippets into the Wiki?
Hi Juergen, with our codesnippets.services.openoffice.org we have useful resource to find some useful snippets. But the contribution is from my point of view not easy enough. Although Tom Schindl did a tremendous job to set up the environment and infra structure and Paolo Mantovani who provides the excellent Snippet Creator i would like to suggest that we move the examples, snippets etc. into the wiki. Wikis are a cool thing, but I'm actually not sure they're the best solution for each and everything. Rony already mentioned some things the Wiki is lacking, there certainly are more. One example: Try to copy'n'paste a macro from e.g. [1] to your Basic editor - you'll find there are a lot of line numbers, and too much line breaks. This means you need to manually adjust the macro before you can use it. Now what is more expensive - somebody investing a little additional effort while contributing, or everybody investing additional effort while using? I'm sure all those problems in the Wiki can be solved, but IMO we should actually do so before migrating to the Wiki. Alternatively (and perhaps better and less expensive in terms of work to be invested), we should think about lowering the hurdles for contribution with the existing snippet creator. What about some semi-automated way to contribute, to bypass the bottle neck of a single moderator? What about integrating a submit functionality into the snippet creator? What about integrating the snippet creator into the next OOo release? In other words: Are we really sure migration to the Wiki is the best way? I'm uncertain about it. Ciao Frank [1] http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:Logging -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] API Base Calc integration
Hello Ray, * wait for OO API to support Connection and XConnection conversion Waiting period is uncertain. Waiting time is not likely on my side. I meawhile even think this might be impossible. If you connect to a running OOo instance, which may run in another process, then you have two JVMs involved. Transporting the java.sql.Connection object from the one JVM to the other might be completely impossible, architecture-wise. * temporarily directly access the database content in *.odb by circumventing sdbc.XConnection ... * eliminate OO Base *.odb from the integration list ... * switch to MS platform (MS Access, C#, etc.) No good ideas :) * any other paths? Marc's idea with a HSQLDB server, which can be connected from both Base and other applications, sounds like a good idea to me. You loose the all-in-one-file then, of course, not sure how much this is a limitation in your scenario. Also, it still means you have two separate connections to the DB, while in your original sketch, you would have had one connection only. Again, not sure how much this is a limitation for you. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[api-dev] transporting non-UNO Java interfaces via the Java UNO bridge (was: [api-dev] Base data source)
Hello Ray, java.sql.Connection jj_cnct; com.sun.star.sdbc.XConnection oo_cnct; oo_cnct = ...; // require *.odb ZIP decompression jj_cnct = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( java.sql.Connection.class, oo_cnct ); jj_cnct = oo_cnct.getJDBCconnection(); // Would the polymorphism notion work as an alternative? // do_universal_JDBC_SQL_processing( jj_cnct, jdbc_cnct_1, jdbc_rdbms_2, ... ); oo_cnct.close(); // require *.odb ZIP compression Is there a way to accomplish this conversion? No there isn't at all. The SDBC connections are C++ implementations which implement some abstract UNO interfaces. Those interfaces are the only concepts which have a counterpart in Java - if you have a css.sdbc.XConnection in Java, this is merely a proxy (implementing a Java-equivalent of this interface) to the real implementation on the C++ side. Thus, you cannot cast to, or otherwise obtain, the java.sql.Connection, since this interface is completely unknown to the bridge between your Java UNO interfaces and the C++ UNO implementations. At least this is my understanding. There might be ways (I changed the summary to catch the attention of people with more knowledge about Java/UNO), but I strongly suppose they would require explicit coding on OOo side before they work - at least in the Base part, perhaps also in the bridges. Also, we would need to think about which leaks we would open with such an approach. Currently, the JDBC connection is wrapped into its SDBC counterparts, and there might be scenarios where modifying the former without the latter noticing it might be destructive. I can't think of such scenarios at the moment, but this would need closer examination. Imagine telling colleagues to learn Base GUI for report generation. They much prefer spreadsheet environment for analysis and report. For this, you might be delighted to hear that the Report designer, whose development was announced recently, allows to generate reports as Open Document Spreadsheet :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Base data source
Hello Ray, Is it possible in Java API to load existing *.odb files (or other types of databases) without defining data sources? Pointer to example code is appreciated. Thanks. This is possible with the usual XComponentLoader.loadComponentFromURL call, issued at the css.frame.Desktop object. I don't have any sample code at hand, but I'm pretty sure you'll find a lot if you search the net for it. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] BASE text-importfilter
Hi Fernand, Needs some information about how the columns from a text-database are defined when linking to a csv file until OO 1. the text-importfilter whas looking at row 2 and gives evry column a format coresponding to the caharacters where been found in the csv file becames text 0.00becames decimale with 2 digits after the comma. 00/00/ becames a date etc.. with 002.0 this behaviour is changed and all colums endup as text is this a bug our is their a other way to define a format for a column ? There was no (intentional) change in this area which I know of, so it sounds like a bug. Mind submitting an issue with a sample CSV attached? Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] AWT Table in OpenOffice.org
Hi Cedric, I'ld like to create a table to present some data in an OpenOffice.org dialog. I'ld like to know which service(s) should be used to create a table like the one in the Options Fonts page. There is no AWT table control available (yet), sorry. I suppose the only chance is to add a lot of single controls in a table-like layout, and manage them (including scrolling and the like) manually. Not really convincing, admittedly. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Remove control from Dlg with code ?
Hello Cor, i supose you have to dispose first te object ??? ocontrl.dispose oDocDlg.removeControl(oContrl) But this does work. That's somewhat weird, as manual disposal should never be necessary. Your original code was correct - removing the control model from the dialog model should automatically also remove the control from the dialog. If this isn't the case, please submit an issue. Thanks. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] How to remove a shape from a Draw Page
Hi Andrew, not having an answer to your question, but ... Assume a draw document with a single shape selected. I want to delete the single shape. The code shown below obtains a reference to the selected shape from the current controller (because it is selected). So, if I have a reference to a shape that is inserted into a draw page, how can I delete it? I tried oShape.Dispose(), which crashed OOo. I tried oShape.getParent().Remove(oShape), which crashed OOo. ... for both of the crashes I would like to see issues in IssueZilla, if possible :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] How to remove a shape from a Draw Page
Hi Andrew, No Problem. I will enter an issue for both. http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=76084 Thanks. I will also assume that this is how I should remove a graphic. I'd say yes ... Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[api-dev] extension's max supported OOo version (was: [api-dev] external application getting OOo version number)
Hi Stephan, There is only a min version, see http://udk.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=featuresmsgNo=40. The rationale for not having a max version is that OOo's UNO interface should generally be backward compatible. which implies that UNO extensions can/should not use unpublished API, right? Isn't this is somewhat too strong restriction? Also, the restriction for our configuration isn't as strong as for UNO API, so if an extension expects a certain configuration to work with, and this changes in a future major update of OOo, then the extension will break, too. I suppose one can think of more things which contribute to an extension's required environment, but are not guaranteed to be stable over major OOo upgrades. So: Shouldn't we introduce a max version? Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] ImageURL in a UnoControlImageControlModel
Hi Fernand, Did you find the respective property, or was this property really not-NULL? I.e., is the object returned from getGraphFromStream not-NULL? If so, does XRay also tell you a valid Type property value of the Graphic object? If so, Xray gives me exactly the same property value's !! Hmm, I'm clueless then. Perhaps submitting a document to reproduce this in IssueZilla is a good idea now. One more question: why can i paint in dialogwindow and not the ImageControlModel window ? What does I cannot mean here, in which place does in break? In general, it should be possible in both the dialog and the image control (*not* the image control model!). Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] ImageURL in a UnoControlImageControlModel
Hi Fernand, Need to show Embeded Images in a UnoControlImageControlModel. Giving a normal URL to the ImageURL property works fine, but Internal URL's (from embedded Images) do not works Is there a workaround ? Can a internal URL been transformed to a normal URL ? Tryed to use the Graphic-object of the Imagecontrol, but no luck, btw wathts te purpouse of the Graphic-propterty ? The ImageURL property can only work with external images (and, IIRC, with some weird URLs to images embedded into resource files). The Graphic property is more powerful in that you can give *any* graphic object, as long as you have an XGraphic interface for it, to the control. For instance, there's a GraphicProvider service which is able to load graphics from the images.zip file in your installation. I am not sure, though, whether Writer has a possibility to obtain XGraphics from embedded images. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Problem: Changing the work path setting affects only the Save dialog
Hi Reinhold, Doing so, i noticed that the new path is only set in the Save dialog but not in the Open dialog. This seems a little bit strange to me. Even changing the path manually in the Tools-Options-OpenOffice.org-Paths tab page has the same effect. This is probably issue 4019. Point here is that the file-open dialog tries to be smart, and remembers the directory where you last left it. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Constants com.sun.star.sdb.application.DatabaseObject
Hi Bernard, I have developed a small application which scans idl files of the SDK to collect all enums and constants. All worked well for years until I ran my application on SDK 2.1 and it bugged on two constants: com.sun.star.sdb.application.DatabaseObject.TABLE com.sun.star.sdb.application.DatabaseObject.QUERY Looking at the idl, I see that they are defined as equal to another constant in another IDL, respectively : com::sun::star::sdb::CommandType::TABLE com::sun::star::sdb::CommandType::QUERY I did this intentionally to indicate that the DatabaseObject is, in some sense, a superset of CommandType. This is the first (and only) case I found in the idl files. I think it is not wise to create a dependency to another IDL, since the other constants FORM and REPORT have fixed values (respectively 2 and 3), which means that the designer knows very well what are the values for TABLE and QUERY. Also, I understood that for compatibility reasons an API constant should not change its value on successive versions of OpenOffice.org. With the same argueing, I'd say that defining DatabaseObjects as CommandTypes is safe, too - they're guaranteed to not change as well. So, why not simply define these constants as value 0 and 1 ? And possibly add a comment in the IDL description. Personally, I find comments too ... hidden sometimes. Comments in IDL are very tolerating, you can write there whatever you want, and you can change it anytime without anybody noticing. So I always prefer making things as explicit as possible. That's my personal point of view only, of course. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Constants com.sun.star.sdb.application.DatabaseObject
Hi Bernard, My program scans all Idl files to create a Delphi unit containing all constants (adapting constant names and declarations to Delphi syntax). My program did not expect these constructs in the Idl file: const long TABLE = com::sun::star::sdb::CommandType::TABLE; const long QUERY = com::sun::star::sdb::CommandType::QUERY; Of course it is possible (but more complex) to recognize a constant from another Idl, but what would you do if it refers to an Idl file that you have not yet scanned ? Forward reference may become a real problem if this kind of dependency is widely used. There should be an include directive in the file, pointing to CommandType.idl. So your tool probably should scan included files, too. This shouldn't be a problem, since cyclic references should not happen (else the regular IDL compiler would already complain). Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Databasesource Connections Problems
Hi Fernand, - When after redoing my coding homework , a connection is still left open due to a usermachine who chrashes how can i close all conections ? instead of sending a mail to the users and asking to restart OO :-) In this case, we need to talk about the definition of locked :) If there is a .lck file besides the .odb file, this doesn't mean the database is locked in a file system sense. Instead, it just means that either somebody has an open connection to this database, or the last instance which had an open connection did not shutdown properly. HSQLDB, the engine used in Base, is able to cope with the latter case automatically. That is, upon next connection, it will recognize that the previous connection did not properly shut down, and recover the database. However, I now seem to understand that you're trying to access a shared .odb file, with embedded HSQLDB, simultaneously with multiple users. Is this correct? If so, then your locked probably means that the second user cannot connect to the .odb file at all. This is since Base with embedded HSQL currently simply does not support this scenario at all. Such databases are strictly single-user at the moment. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Databasesource Connections Problems
Hi Fernand, Oh... that explains a lot, we uses an embedded HSQLDB with 100 users but only for Reading some information and that works fine. I stupidly went a not really stupidly, that's something fine to expect ... unfortunately it's just not yet supported :-\ step to far and tryed to Store some information. Puting the Tables on our MSQL will sove the problem Yes, that'd be a better alternative for multi-user write access, for the moment. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Databasesource Connections Problems
Hi Fernand, - what is the differens between getConnection and getIsolatedConnection (who seams to funcytion better) getIsolatedConnection retrieves a, well, isolated connection :) With the normal getConnection, you actually get a proxy object. All proxys obtained via this method share the same physical connection. As a consequence, operations done via one proxy might lead to visible results in the other. Using isolated connections is more expensive (since more physical connections are opened), but sometimes desired. - how do i can control the open or used connections to a datasource, ,we found hasConnections but no way to uses this service Sadly, there's currently no way to control those. (XDatabaseAccess::hasConnections is specified, but actually not implemented anywhere.) - why and when turns a conncetion into read-only Normally, a read-only connection indicates that you tried to establish a connection where another connection already has exclusive access to the database. Isolated connections are a good candidate here: If you open two isolated connections, chances are good that the second of them is read-only. Also, read-only-ness often happens when you open a connection, somehow forget to close it, and later open another connection (whether isolated or not, there are various side conditions). So, I suggest you check your code whether you have a connection leak somewhere. Ciao Frank - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] How update options/configuration without restart
Hi Andrew, Use Tools Options OpenOffice.org calc General Press enter to move selection, and set a new value. Close the dialog, and the change is immediate. If I use the API, however, I must restart OOo before the change is seen. For example, That's because OOo internally uses a number of caches for often-used configuration settings (originally for performance reasons, not sure if this still holds). Unfortunately, those caches do not notify changes of a third party. Vote and lobby for http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=51626 to change this :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Creating Form Controls in ooimpress
Hi Zeeshan, I actually read at http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?p=32361#32361 that Alas, Draw on Linux does not work because Draw's Controller does not implement the getControl() method. I'm going to file an enhancement request for this. As far as I know, this hasn't been implemented, yet. I want to know if this request has been entertained. If not please guide me how can I get the functionality similar to being notified in the actionPerformed when a button is pressed in ooimpress on a slide. I don't know other ways how to obtain the control, sorry, but perhaps others know more ... Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] check visible state of a control
Hi Cor, I would like to encourage you to submit an issue for this missing API :) I thought about that. But I'm a little afraid that one issue is so isolated, only one fragment, since there probably will be quite some missing methods for various controls... Well, yes, might be. I just thought visibility in general is badly covered, for instance, models are missing a visibility property, so it could have justified a dedicated issue. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] check visible state of a control
Hi Berend, One problem I ran into regarding setVisible() is that the visibility of an UnoControl is not set persistently when you switch the steps of the dialog. In the following code oControl = oDialog.getControl(TextField1) oControl.setVisible(false) oDialog.Model.Step = 1 oDialog.Model.Step = 0 oDialog.execute() the control TextField1 will not be invisible, because the steps of the dialog have been set back and forth afterwards. which is one reason why I think the visibility problem deserves dedicated attention. Tampering with the visibility of the control is a hack, at best (which is fine, as long as there is no other solution). But the fact that this control-visibility is also used by other components - e.g. by a dialog, which implements its step-handling by adjusting visibilities - strongly supports that we need a better solution. Which would be a model-property Visible (as you have a model property Enabled, instead of calling setEnable at the control). Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Problems with User text fields
Hi Andreas, The basic property ThisComponent is'nt a realy stable feature. It referrs to the current document ... and that can be the problem here. Do you realy know which of your documents is the current one at the time you call ThisComponent.getTextFields() ? In general ThisComponent should be used only in the following case: (my personal opinion !) a) You have one document containing macros. b) You register these macros to the event OnLoad, so they are started automaticly. c) Then ThisComponent referrs to THESE document. d) You dont open any other document or do any action, which can set ThisComponent to other currently open documents. E.g. a Frame.ControllerWindow.ToFront(true) (which set the focus to this window) can make trouble. Because the ThisComponent will be changed to the document owned by this frame .-) As far as I know, in case of macros contained in a document, ThisComponent *always* refers to the document itself. Only if your macro is part of some global (application-wide) Basic library, then ThisComponent follows the current document. This would mean that your above description is way too strict. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Button on ooimpress slide
Hi Tabish, I've a code which create my own customized slide in ooimpress. What I want is that a button be placed on every slide and I need to handle the click event of the button. On every click of the button I need to call my own function. You need to register as com.sun.star.awt.XActionListener at the button *control* (not the button model). How this is done depends on which language you use. Also I read in the developer guide about Protocol Handler and Jobs, are they related to such scenario as well Not at all. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Calc: Switch DesignMode On/Off
Hi Mathias, Why is this strange? It's more on the level of, say, the background color, than, say, the zoom level: It's an aspect of the document which its designer describes how to look like. I consider it to be strange as it isn't relevant if you access the document by its API, it is something you only need if you view the document in an editor. Well, if the document is in design mode, controls will behave different - even at API level. For instance, there will be no connection with a database. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Calc: Switch DesignMode On/Off
Hi Mathias, I'm a little bit unclear about an API for the design mode. First IMHO this isn't an API that you would expect to have at the model. It looks like something UI related. Maybe we can see this as a view setting? Where is it stored in the file format? It's definitely a view setting, so it would probably belong to the controller. It's not persistent at all. What's persistent is the setting which is reflected in the ApplyFormDesignMode property of the model: Whether or not the design mode should be initially on or off when the document has been loaded. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Calc: Switch DesignMode On/Off
Hi Mathias, Switching off the design mode with the dispatch API is done in the following way: (quote signs to avoid line breaks) sub designmodeoff document = ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame dispatcher = createUnoService(com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper) dim args(0) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue args(0).Name = SwitchControlDesignMode args(0).Value = false dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, .uno:SwitchControlDesignMode, , 0, args1()) end sub For switching it on you must change one line: args(0).Value = true Didn't know we have *that* cool helpers meanwhile, thanks for pointing out! Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[api-dev] public vs. published (was: [api-dev] Unpublished UNO API)
Hi Stephan, See http://www.martinfowler.com/ieeeSoftware/published.pdf for the source of that term. Interesting reading, thanks for the pointer. However, I think Fowler uses the term published in a different meaning than we do. While he doesn't clearly define the terms and their difference, the sentence closest to a definition for published (public should be unmbiguous for anyone knowing Java or C++ or ...) is: cite However, things rapidly change if I put that software out on the Web as a component, and other people, whom I don't know, start building applications on top of it. /cite That is, he considers an interface published as soon as he loses control over (read: comprehensive knowledge about) who / which component uses it. Makes sense, IMO. But, with this definition, all our interfaces are published, even those not tagged with the published keyword. Thus I continue to think that our usage of published is unfortunate. (Frank, I always implicitly assumed you do like what Fowler writes, as you two look so ... similar.) :) ROTFL :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Problem to create a predefined Query
Hi Stefan, I want to add a new QueryDefinition to the DefenitionContainer. It's an example from the OOo Developer Guide (12.2.2 DataSources - Adding and Editing Predefined Queries) The Method createQuerydefinition() which I'm using is one-to-one from the CodeSamples.java (see code below) The Problem is that the last-but-one command returns null (= the xStore variable is null). Those last two lines look like nonsense, the query container is not storable. At the very moment you do an insertByName, the query is part of the query container. However, for persistence of your change, you need to store the *database document*, which in fact has the XStorable interface (I suppose this is where the XStorable in the example wrongly came from). For this, query the data source for XDocumentDataSource, obtain the document, and ask it for its XStorable interface. Could you please write an issue for this bug in the DevGuide and assign it to me ([EMAIL PROTECTED])? Thanks. I have read in the api reference that XSingleServiceFactory is deprecated and it is recommended to use the XSingleComponentFactory instead. Deprecation doesn't mean all implementations using it are already migrated. (I'm not even sure the deprecation is meant for the particular way how we use the interface here, but that might be another story.) It just means that you are encouraged to use the new interface if it's present - but here it isn't. So, just stick with the XSingleServiceFactory, and everything should be fine :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] use of css.awt.UnoControlScrollBarModel
Hi Paolo, Before run it create an empty dialog and place on it an horizontal scrollbar with sufficient dimensions (f.e. 100x100). As you will see in the code I've put a control inside the scrollbar window. Perhaps the documentation is misleading here. What the property really controls is how often the XAdjustmentListener which you can register at the UnoControlScrollBar is called. The code to handle those events - e.g. by scrolling an associated window - is still up to you. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] use of css.awt.UnoControlScrollBarModel
Hi Laurent, controls is how often the XAdjustmentListener which you can register at the UnoControlScrollBar is called. The code to handle those events - e.g. by scrolling an associated window - is still up to you. would it be difficult to make this generic ? Depends on a more precise definition of this aka scroll the associated window :) If your to-be-scrolled window contained sub controls, you'd probably only need to move those - which perhaps could be done in a generic way. If the to-be-scrolled window also contained own content (say, and image), I doubt there's currently an UNO API for this. On the other hand, in such a case you'd probably have own painting code, anyway - this would need to care for the current scroll pos then, not much possibility for generic code then, I suppose. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] XNameContainer.insertByName() causes sheet to become 'dirty'
Hi Tim, I can understand that inserting this object changes the worksheet, but is there a way to prevent it from marking the workbook as 'dirty' (so users don't get prompted to save the workbook merely because of this change?) I suppose you're looking for XModifiable.setModified( false ) (at the document). Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Mathias, I think that this is an API misuse. A view never should veto closing the document and in fact all other documents in OOo will not behave this way. It doesn't matter how the view was created. After reading the DevGuide chapter about closing documents (to which Bernard pointed me), I share your opinion :) What you describe can be done by the model itself in its close() implementation. That's what I'll while fixing the respective issue (for 2.0.3). Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Bernard, ... dbDoc.close(True) The document usine.odb shows up, but the close instruction receives an exception. what kind of exception? Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Laurent, com.sun.star.util.CloseVetoException That's okay :), and it was a bug that this exception wasn't thrown before. (Hmm. Thinking about it, do the other document types behave the same way?) The idea is that as long as a view to the document exists, you cannot close the document - the view will veto is. This is because there's no possibility to decide that the view was created (with your 'loadComponentFromURL( ..., _blank, ... )') by the same script which is now trying to close the document - it could also be a view created by the user via File|Open. So, if you want to close the view (I suppose this is what you really want: get rid of the window displaying the document), then obtain the CurrentController of the model, and close the frame this controller lives in. If this was the last frame, the document should be closed automatically (if not, it's a bug). If there are more frames, you can iterate through them (CurrentController will point to the controller in the next frame, after you closed the previous one). However, this is rather unlikely for database documents, which to not have the multiple views per document (Window|New window) feature, at least not in the usual sense. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Laurent, dbdoc.currentController.Frame.close(false) any reason you used false here? This means that if the close fails, you're still responsible for it ... Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Laurent,
hum, the method of the object that created it is called
so there is a way to know that we want to close the views dependanding of it
are you saying taht views are not attached to their creators ?
They're bound to the model, but that's not necessarily the same as
creator.
For instance, you could load a model without any view, by retrieving the
DataSource at the DatabaseContext (getByName( URL ) ), and asking this
DataSource for its Document (.getDatabaseDocument). In this case, you'd
have a model, but no view at all.
Now if the user does a File|Open with the very same file you specified
in the URL, the the document is not loaded, again ('cause it already
*is*), but only a new view is created. Also, if you (or another script)
does a loadComponentFromURL with the URL in question, the document is
reused, and only a new view for it is created.
So, while the document knows that there exists a view for it, it cannot
know who's the owner of this view.
Ciao
Frank
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Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Laurent, Would it be possible to identify controllers that are loaded by different ways ? Hmm, not that I know. Basically, a controller is (almost) always loaded by a loadComponentFromURL, but nobody knows who called this method. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Bernard, No. If I load a text document for example, no problem to close it. ... The idea is that as long as a view to the document exists, you cannot close the document - the view will veto is. This is not the case for documents other than odb. Hmm. Do you mind submitting an issue for this (and assigning it to me)? Not sure how it could be solved, since database documents are a little bit different (as you can obtain them without loading, via the DatabaseContext.getByName( url ).getDatabaseDocument() way, as described in another mail). But we should try to be consistent here. Thanks Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Laurent, in fact, what about the datasource that seems to load the file without displaying it as frank said We then end with 2 loads of the document one for the datasource ( maSource.DatabaseDocument) one for the loadComponentFromURL Effectively, it's loaded once only, but you have two clients of it: the script which (implicitly) loaded it via maSource.DatabaseDocument, and the user (or script) which (explicitly) loaded it. That's why it's hard to tell who has the ownership of the document. If it were the frame (opened by the user), and the frame would close it, then the script would break. If it were the script, and the script would close the doc, then the frame would silently be closed, too, even if the user doesn't want this. Thus, the idea was that any client obtaining a database document must register as CloseVetoListener. Frames (resp. the Controller for a DBDoc) do this automatically, speaking strictly, your script would need to do this, too, to be on the safe side against closes by foreign parties. However, this interpretation might be too strict (and the scenario too esoteric). Should probably discuss this with the people who implemented the closing mechanism for the other document types, they must have had reasons to do it the way they did :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Impossible to close a Base document
Hi Bernard, Issue filed : http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=63162 Thanks. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] C++ and Exeptions: No message-text?!
Hi Stephan, (Even if, unfortunately, no message is set in a given case, you might get more information by inspecting what subclass of com::sun::star::uno::Exception is actually thrown, by either using C++ RTTI Since I tried this myself some time ago: It doesn't work. No matter what exception is caught, C++ RTTI always tells it's an css.uno.Exception. As I've learned, this is because our Exception hierarchy is not polymorphic, thus all those classes aren't different from RTTI's perspective. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] C++ and Exeptions: No message-text?!
Hi Martin, So could somebody confirm this behaviour before I raise the issue? Actually, I used getCaughtException in quite some places, and it worked fine for me. So, in the generic form as you describe it, I cannot reproduce the problem. Probably really something about your compiler/VisualStudio versions. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Optional Parameters in Starbasic function call
Hi Andrew, But Bernard has a very valid point also. ... I didn't question this, but wrote I can't talk about the concrete issue here, but let me say a general word about those other 74 ... Honestly, I simple didn't follow the whole thread, only Bernard's last mail sprung to my attention because of this statement about resolved-lated issue. I absolutely believe that there are resolved-later issues which better go into some 2.0.x, but I didn't even attempt to judge this concrete case :) If I might make a suggestion, when weighing the risk/benefit factors - length of time that the issue has been open be taken into account. In a situation like this if a fix is deemed to risky for release - at least try and see if a reasonable target can be set. The ambiguity of OOLater for an 18 month fix is a bit much. My personal opinion here (again without having judged the concrete case) is that if an issue is annoying people for that long time, and this is shown by votes, constant complaints, whatever, it should get some points on the pro-include-in-2.0.x side - it might be considered a customer escalation then :). Final point, they are called maintanence releases because they incorporate fixes to known defects. Well, but that definition is to broad ... The number of known defects (just query IZ) is much higher than we will fixed for even OOo Much Later. Thanks Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Optional Parameters in Starbasic function call
Hi Andrew, I would think that if the defect merited the allocation of the developrs time to implement the fix it merits the time to be tested to the extent needed for release. The fact will remain that only the development staff involved can judge what that effort really is. Look at it this way, was it really the best allocation of the developers time - a very tight resource, I hae no doubt, if the resoures to do what is necessary to get the fruits of their effort out to the users is not also made available? I could imagine various reason why a bug is fixed though it's targeted for Later, amongst them - it was fun, and I still needed my weekly fun on Friday :) - while investigating how serious this issue is, I immediately found a fix, and it would have been waste to not check it in - I stumbled upon this during completely unrelated work, and fixed it by passing All of this may justify that the fix is still *made*, but not yet that it's include in 2.0.x. But - Speaking of useful allocation of time, - enough of this subject for me perhaps. Just slip on into Issuzilla and target it for 2.0.3..no one will notice that you did it... ;-) :) I doubt that. You don't imagine how strict 2.0.x targets can be handled by some people ;) (not to mention that I still didn't look at the issue which caused all this, still just dicussing the more general aspects) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Optional Parameters in Starbasic function call
Hi Bernard, I can't understand this. If it's fixed it should be integrated ASAP, why keep it OOo Later ? It was fixed in August 2005, and could have been integrated in 2.0.1. I queried IssueZilla for : RESOLVED and FIXED and OOo Later and Creation date between 2005-01-01 and now. Result : 75 issues ! What are you developers waiting for ? More duplicate reports ? More disappointed users ? I can't talk about the concrete issue here, but let me say a general word about those other 74 ... Every bug fix has the potential of a regression. While we all try our best to avoid this, reality shows that a certain percentage of bug fixes causes a new bug. Because of this, there are restrictions on what kind (and how many) fixes we put into the maintainance releases such as 2.0.x. Those releases are expected to improve the product, not to decrease its quality. We simply do not want to take the risk associated with all the bug fixes we could have (and potentially, we *could* have much more than those 75, if we wanted to), at least not for 2.0.x. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] registering script events
Hi Marc, The IDL reference tells me about css.script.registerScriptEvent: ... registers one event for an object identified by its index. If any object is attached under this index, then this event is attached automatically. ... I do not understand what object is in this context. Is it the main form (Standard) or is it the control aka. my button? it's your button. More precise, it's the index of the button within its containing form. So, oForm.registerScriptEvent(0, oEvents(0)) registers events for the first child (because of the first 0) of oForm - which may or may not be your button. Normally, you'd expect some getIndexInParent (or so) method at your objects (buttons), but there is none (IIRC, there is some RFE requesting this). So, the algorithm would normally be (pidgin-Basic only) Function getIndexInParent( oContainer, oObject ) For ( i = 0 to oContainer.getCount() ) If ( oContainer.getByIndex( i ) = oObject ) Then getIndexInParent = i Exit Function End If Next i getIndexInParent = -1 End Function However, I am not sure how to test equality of UNO objects in Basic, I'd suppose that = might not really work here. Perhaps there's a dedicated function for this. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Xforms and API
Hi Laurent, is the XForm api available through UNO ? Sure. is it possible to script some formulars for example creating dynamically one and submit it ? Just throwing in some pointers: - Instead of creating an empty text document, you need to create a text document with a special parameter (which I don't remember right now :-\) to create an XML form document - XForm documents are usual form documents, so building them on the fly should be difficult, if you ever built database forms (IIRC, you did ...) - To access the logical XForms in a XML form document, css.xforms.XFormsSupplier is your entry point - it's supported by your newly created document - Conceptually, binding form controls to XForms nodes is done via abstract css.form.binding.ValueBinding mechanisms. The whole css.form.binding namespace describes the binding concept. css.xforms.Binding, in turn, describes a XForms-related ValueBinding which can be associated with a form control. (unrelated side note: Another implementation of the ValueBinding service is used to bind form controls to spreadsheet cells) - Additionally, css.form.validation describes concepts for validating form control content on-the-fly, which is also used by css.xforms.Binding. The IDL reference for OOo 2.0 does not seem to be online, yet - at least not at http://api.openoffice.org/docs/common/ref/com/sun/star/module-ix.html. Not sure if there's another place, else, you might need to read IDL files (ugly) or generate your own documentation from the source tree (autodoc is the key here, see tools.openoffice.org). Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Xforms and API
- Instead of creating an empty text document, you need to create a text document with a special parameter (which I don't remember right now :-\) to create an XML form document private:factory/swriter?slot=21053 Urghs. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] multiple-inheritance interafces and method name clashes
Hi Darragh, I am slightly disturbed by this, 2 interfaces with the same function names. Has any consideration being given to language-bindings that do not use the query-interface mechanism ? I.e pyuno where all interfaces for a service are returned ? How would pyuno or language_bindings that do not use the query-interface mechanism resolve which method to use? There is the same problem in Basic, which long ago arose with XTabController::getModel and XFormController::getModel, which also clashed [1]. AFAIK, in the Basic-UNO-binding, this has been resolved by adding an extra syntactic element to specify which interface the to-be-called method belongs to (which of course usually is not needed by the scripter). I fear that this is finally the only way: Extend the UNO binding for the language in question. Even if we would guarantee that there are no teo methods with the same name in all UNO interfaces in the OOo source tree (which would be difficult enough to maintain), there could be external components with new types which still bear name clashes. So, in practice, we can only *recommend* to not create name clashes when defining interfaces, but we cannot technically prevent it. Which means your language's binding needs to be prepared for it. Ciao Frank [1] they even clashed in the implementation, since their signature differs by return type only. -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] Wrinting text to Database, Best practices ?
Hi Fernand, Must save some pieces of text (mostly paragraphs) from in a OOwriterDocument into a Database. I, as non pro coder, looked at different sources found different solutions but have still some questions about the best way to do save to a database - What type of datasourse is the most convieniend , DB, OObase, MySQL ? Uhm - hard to answer without knowing your requirements. I'll ignore this for the moment (hoping for others to answer :), and pick your second question. - Whats the best way to save a new record: a SQL statement like oRowSet = createUnoService( com.sun.star.sdb.RowSet ) oRowSet.DataSourceName = testDB oRowSet.CommandType = com.sun.star.sdb.CommandType.TABLE oRowSet.Command = table oRowSet.execute oColumn = oRowSet.Columns( colname ) oRowSet.moveToInsertRow() oColumn.updateBinaryStream( ... ) oRowSet.insertRow() (out of my head, might not work out of the box, but give you an idea :) Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] 2.0 and changing JAVA-Settings
Hi Stephan, in case of jdbc-drivers you could try to pack your jdbc-driver in a zip file and then add it calling unopkg add yourzipfile ... unopkg might complain that the zip doesn't contain a uno-package, but as far as I know will copy the jar-file and adjust the classpath, so that the driver should work. On CWS sb36, targeting OOo Later, I changed the loading of Java UNO components to no longer use the global Java classpath, so that the above hack will no longer work there. (IIRC, the way new database drivers are integrated into OOo will change then, too; Ocke or Frank on dev@dba.openoffice.org should know more.) Hmm. What we will do in DBA is that instead of using the office-wide classpath (Tools|Options|Java|Classpath), we will allow to have a per-database classpath. However, users will still expect that the Tools|Options classpath does work, too. (As they will expect that the system's class path does work, which unfortunately isn't the case even today.) I don't know which changes exactly you plan, but will a UNO component (e.g. database driver) loading a (arbitrary, non-UNO) Java class still use the Tools|Options (or perhaps even the system's) classpath? This is desirable since there might be multiple JDBC-based databases using the same Java class, and of course user's don't want to enter the same classpath again and again. Also, even if what Stephan describes is a hack, it sounds like a convenient way to deploy a Java class into a OOo installation. Shouldn't we continue to offer this convenience, the one way or the other? The more since programmatic manipulation of the office-wide classpath is not possible, since no API (not even configuration API) exists for it. This means that in order to deploy a Java class into a office installation, users would be required to manually add this class to the class path of all of it's clients (which as said could be multiple databases), instead of simply announcing the class *once* to the office installation as a whole. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [api-dev] 2.0 and changing JAVA-Settings
Hi Stephan, Also, even if what Stephan describes is a hack, it sounds like a convenient way to deploy a Java class into a OOo installation. Shouldn't we continue to offer this convenience, the one way or the other? Especially in the context of UNO components, yes, we will have to think about how to handle the dependencies of a UNO component---dependencies on other UNO components as well as dependencies on other kinds of entities like dynamic libraries or JAR files. Expect something for post OOo 2.0 in this area... /me sighs with relief. Thanks Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Database http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
