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<snippet language="Python" application="Writer">

<keywords>
	<keyword>traverse document</keyword>
</keywords>

<authors>
	<author id="" initial="true" email="Darragh.Sherwin@propylon.com">Darragh Sherwin</author>
	<author id="tomsontom" initial="true" email="tom.schindl@bestsolution.at">Tom Schindl</author>
</authors>

<question heading="Copy components to new document">How can I copy things from on to another document
</question>

<answer>
<listing>
# Class to copy 30 lines of text
# This will break table up, if there is a table
# in the 30 lines selected by the viewCursor
class Copier( unohelper.Base, XJobExecutor ):

  def __init__( self, ctx ):

        self.ctx = ctx
	# For a desktop example see {%internal ../Office/Office.FetchingServicesFromDesktop.snip}
        deskDict = getDesktopDict( ctx )
        self.splitDocument( deskDict )

  # Splits the document
  def splitDocument( self, deskDict ):

        viewCursor = deskDict[&apos;viewcursor&apos;]
        text = deskDict[&apos;document&apos;].Text
        controller = deskDict[&apos;controller&apos;]
        textCursor = text.createTextCursor()
        textCursor.gotoRange( text.getStart(), False )

        viewCursor.gotoRange( deskDict[&apos;document&apos;].Text.getStart(), False )

        deskDict[&apos;viewcursor&apos;] = viewCursor

        endRange = text.getEnd()

        viewCursor.gotoStart( False )
        while ( text.compareRegionEnds( viewCursor, endRange ) &gt; 0 ):

                # The viewCursor is selecting the 30 lines
                viewCursor.goDown( 30, True )
                controller.select( controller.getSelection() )

                # This executes the copy function
		# How to use dispatch see {%internal ../Office/Office.UsingDispatchAPI.snip}
                executeSlot( self.ctx, controller,  &quot;.uno:Copy&quot;)

		# How to create a document see {%internal ../Office/Office.UsingDispatchAPI.snip}
                docDict = createNewDocument( deskDict )
                self.pasteToNewDoc( docDict )
                controller.getFrame().getComponentWindow().setFocus( )
                textCursor.gotoRange( viewCursor.getEnd() , False)
                viewCursor.gotoRange( textCursor, False )


  # Pastes the system clipboard into the document
  def pasteToNewDoc( self, deskDict ):

        document = deskDict[&apos;document&apos;]
	# How to use dispatch see {%internal ../Office/Office.UsingDispatchAPI.snip}
        executeSlot( self.ctx, deskDict[&apos;controller&apos;], &quot;.uno:Paste&quot;)


if __name__==&quot;__main__&quot;:

	# For a connection example see {%internal ../Office/Office.ConnectViaPipe.snip}
        remoteContext = connect()
        try:
                job = Copier( remoteContext )
        except Exception, e:
                print &quot;\n\n&quot;
                import traceback
                traceback.print_exc()</listing>
</answer>

<versions>
</versions>

<operating-systems>
<operating-system name="All"/>
</operating-systems>

<changelog>
</changelog>

</snippet>