Getting Started

OpenOffice.org Developer's Guide

First Steps

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• Programming with UNO
• Fields of Application for UNO
• Getting Started

• Installation Sets
• Configuration
• First Contact

• How to get Objects in OpenOffice.org
• Working with Objects

• Objects, Interfaces, and Services
• Using Services
• Example: Working with a Spreadsheet Document
• Common Types
• Struct
• Any
• Sequence
• Element Access

• How do I know Which Type I Have?
• Example: Hello Text, Hello Table, Hello Shape

• Common Mechanisms for Text, Tables and Drawings
• Creating Text, Tables and Drawing Shapes

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A number of files and installation sets are required before beginning with the Apache OpenOffice API.

Required Files

These files are required for any of the languages you use.

Apache OpenOffice Installation

Install a copy of Apache OpenOffice.

You can download Apache OpenOffice from www.openoffice.org.

Note: This book focuses on the current version.

API Reference

The Apache OpenOffice API reference is part of the Software Development Kit and provides detailed information about Apache OpenOffice objects. The latest version can always be found online on www.openoffice.org/api.

Content on this page is licensed under the Public Documentation License (PDL).