On Friday 02 February 2007, + Josh Larrabee wrote: > [ MODERATED ] ******************** > I'm exploring using OpenOffice, specifically Draw, as a user interface for > some clients to visualize data from an online database application. I'm > wondering if anyone could answer a couple questions for me regarding the > Draw application...specifically: 1) Does the Draw application support > access via the OpenOffice API? Specifically, I have a developer the > programs in VB, and I want to know if they will be able to program in VB > against the API and manipulate the objects in Draw. 2) Assuming #1 is > possible, does it seem plausible that we could use Draw as a server > application to create images dynamically and return those images to a web > application for display in a web page? Maybe using the Flash > functionality? > > Any thoughts/help with this would be much appreciated. Thanks.
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Saturday 10 February 2007, Andy Lewis wrote: > You can certainly use the API to create and manipulate Draw documents. > See some of the macros at www.ooomacros.org , especially "Danny's Draw > Power Tools" and "Danny's Stupid OOo Tricks" (far from stupid!) or my > "Graph Plotter". > > Not sure of the best way to then get the result into another > application. You could use the OOo API to copy it to the clipboard, or > to save it in Flash format (or some other suitable format). See > "Document Converter" at the above site for the code to do that. Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
