Michael Van Canneyt schrieb: > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Tiziano_mk wrote: > >> Al Boldi wrote: >>> Tiziano_mk wrote: >>>> I wish to add this missing item that i find more interesting: >>>> >>>> "Maybe you want to use python to control OpenOffice with Free pascal?" >>>> It's possible, just embed FPC with the python "embedded" in OpenOffice. >>>> >>>> During holydays I made successfully this test (on windows) and I am >>>> still investigating on the details. >>>> >>>> Sorry but by now I don't have documentation, work is in progress, if >>>> someone is interested (and this thread shows how few people is >>>> interested in this matter) I can give further details. >>> Can you give further details? >>> >>> >> ok, I try to give a brief overview, here I talk of FPC but read that as >> FPC/Lazarus, please: >> >> look at the Python Documentation: Extending and Embedding >> (http://docs.python.org/ext/ext.html) >> >> This chapter explains the ways to use python with other applications, it is >> C/C++ based but it is simple to translate all that in Pascal. >> >> Here you can see the concepts of Extending python with C/C++/FPC and >> Embedding >> python in C/C++/FPC. >> >> With this in mind you have not to port Python for Delphi to Lazarus, you can >> simply build a suite of (simple) units that make up the interface with the >> pythonxx.dll or pythonxx.so libraries, and this is possible respecting the >> multiplatform requirements of FPC. >> >> Now, since you can easily launch python scripts or modules from an >> application >> compiled with FPC it is also possible to bind this application with the >> pythonxx.dll that OpenOffice installs with its binaries. This is an ordinary >> python distribution integrated with modules that interface python with the OO >> APIs. >> >> Now you need to look at PyUno documentation >> (http://udk.openoffice.org/python/python-bridge.html). >> Here you can see how to use Python and the Python-UNO bridge to issue >> commands >> to OpenOffice. >> >> With FPC you can only excecute the python Uno Bridge outside of the >> OpenOffice >> process, this is a bit slow, but it is enough to launch from FPC a simple >> helloworld.py that opens an OOWriter document and writes in the document the >> usual "HelloWorld!" string (I tested this on Windows, and I have to test if >> it >> really works also on Linux). >> >> (note: Issuing commands to OpenOffice can be easily done with Delphi, this is >> explained in the OpenOffice SDK, but it uses the Uno OLE automation bridge. >> Since OLE and COM is not available in other platforms, FPC doesn't support >> them, so, this approach is not available for it) > > OLE and COM are supported in FPC, but only on Windows. So in theory you > can automate OOo directly on Windows.
Even in practise, I've an almost working example at home. > > IMHO a OOo interface should use OLE/COM on windows, and any other means > (for example python) on other platforms. Although I think that if python > can call openoffice, FPC should be able to do the same. > > Michael. > > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe" as the Subject > archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives
