Working with OpenOffice.org Calc Add-Ins

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Number one
Create and configure a project
  1. Make sure that you have configured a valid OpenOffice.org and OpenOffice.org SDK installation under Tools > Options > Miscellaneous > OpenOffice.org Extensions.
  2. Use the OpenOffice.org Calc Add-In project template.
    Choose File > New Project > OpenOffice.org > OpenOffice.org Calc Add-In.
  3. Specify the project name.
  4. Specify the Add-In name which is used to create a class name, UNO Idl service and interface name implicitly.
  5. Specify a Java package (implicitly mapped to modules in UNO Idl). Note: This is an optional step.
  6. Select the project location. The project location is the directory where the new project should be created.
  7. Define one or more new Add-In functions and finish the wizard to generate all necessary files and the intial code skeleton for the new Add-In component.
  8. Configure the classpath for the project. You can add a JAR file, a library, or an IDE project to the classpath.

Number two
Build the project

  1. Choose Build > Build Main Project or right-click any project and choose Build Project.
  2. With the context menu of the project node (projects window) you can create and deploy an office extension package directly into your specified office installation.
    Right-click on the project node > Create OXT
    to create the extension package.
    Right-click on the project node > Deploy Office Extension
    to deploy the extension.
  3. Alternatively, you can choose the appropriate targets in the context menu of the build.xml file.
    Choose build.xml > Run Target > uno-package
    to create the extension package.
    Choose build.xml > Run Target > uno-deploy
    to deploy the extension.
Number three
Run the project
  1. This is currently not supported. OpenOffice.org extensions are running in the OpenOffice.org process and a suitable workflow to support this from inside the IDE is not yet implemented.
Number three
Debug the project
  1. Debugging OpenOffice.org extensions is quite simple. In the Projects window, open the context menu and select "Debug Extension in Target Office".
  2. OpenOffice.org is started with a new user installation that is created in the build/soffice_debug directory. Your extension is deployed in this new user installation and OpenOffice.org is started.
  3. Set breakpoints or watches in your code.
  4. Use your Add-In in OpenOffice.org so that your code is executed.
  5. The code execution will stop at your breakpoint.

See Also
OpenOffice.org Calc AddIns