Sorry Chris, I can't help you on this one yet. I've still got to do some digging on this subject myself. Perhaps they can help here:
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewforum.phtml?f=9 It's worth a try. Let me know what you find out. Landon On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:24:53 +0000, Chris Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 07:21:37AM -0800, Sunburned Surveyor wrote: > > > Where can I find reference documentation for form object methods? > > > > > > E.g. if I am writing some OO Basic code to handle an event function > > > for a control (like a Text Field) how do I know what methods I call to > > > get access to the control and then what methods are available to get > > > and set the value of the control itself. > > > > > > I've found the "Help about OpenOffice.org Basic" in the help system (I > > > missed it originally, I hadn't seen the pull down menu it is on) but > > > this only documents the language itself and what one might call the > > > standard libraries. > > > > > > I have the SDK but can't find reference documentation for OO Basic in > > > there. > > I've been looking for that to Chris. As far as I know theres only 2 > > places to look. > > > > The OpenOffice API site: > > http://api.openoffice.org/ > > > > The Developers Guide - Chapter 13 (Forms) > > http://api.openoffice.org/docs/DevelopersGuide/Forms/Forms.htm > > > Neither of these addresses the fundamental question I have. > > They both document the system very fully *except* for the events > 'interface' (if you can call it that). > > I'm used to a system where, when you connect a macro to an event, it > tells you what objects are available to use at that point. You don't > have to go and 'find' the objects, the object variables are there, > ready to use. > > It works the way I'm describing in Rekall and in Knoda (using Python) > and in MS Access. > > All the OOo documentation seems to assume that the whole thing has > been written as a OOo Basic application. I don't want to do this, I > have created the form and controls from Writer without writing any > code, I now just want to write some macros for the controls on the > form. > > I'm happy to help with a bit of documentation if you want, however I > still don't understand where to find the information! :-) > > -- > Chris Green ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > "Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence." > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
