Getting Started Guide

Finding more information
Numerous resources are available that provide help with writing
macros. Use Help > OpenOffice.org Help to open the OOo help
pages. The upper left corner of the OOo help system contains a drop-
down list that determines which help set is displayed. To view the help
for Basic, the drop-down must display Help about OpenOffice.org
Basic .
Included material
Many excellent macros are included with OOo. Use Tools > Macros >
Organize Macros > OpenOffice.org Basic to open the Macro dialog.
Expand the Tools library in the OpenOffice.org library container.
Inspect the Debug module—some good examples include
WritedbgInfo(document) and printdbgInfo(sheet).
Online resources
The following links and references contain information regarding
macro programming:
http://www.openoffice.org (the main link)
http://codesnippets.services.openoffice.org/ (categorized examples)
http://user.services.openoffice.org/ (OOo forums, well supported)
http://www.oooforum.org (OOo forums, well supported)
http://api.openoffice.org/docs/common/ref/com/sun/star/module-ix.html
(official IDL reference, here you'll find almost every command with a
description)
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/
DevGuide/OpenOffice.org_Developers_Guide (official documentation
that contains a detailed explanation)
http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php (Andrew Pitonyak’s macro page)
http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt (numerous examples of
working macros)
http://www.pitonyak.org/book/ (Andrew Pitonyak wrote a book on
macros)
http://www.pitonyak.org/database/ (numerous macro examples using
Base)
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs (Sun wrote a book on macro
programming—very well written and laid out)
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