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 <H1><A NAME="top"></A>Frequently Asked Questions for the Office
 Scripting Framework</H1>
 <H2>Questions</H2>
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 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#1">What is the
   OpenOffice.org Scripting Framework?</A>
 	</P>
 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#2">Why are you developing the
   OpenOffice.org Scripting Framework?</A>
 	</P>
 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#3">In what release of
   OpenOffice.org will the Scripting Framework be released?</A>
 	</P>
 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#4">Why is there a delay
 	in starting the first script?</A>
 	</P>
 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#5">
   I have removed the examples scripts provided with my OpenOffice.org
   installation and installed my own but the script in ExampleSpreadSheet.sxc
   still works. Why?</A>
 	</P>
 </OL>
 <H2>Answers</H2>
 <OL>

 	<LI><P><A NAME="1"></A><B>What is the OpenOffice.org Scripting Framework?</B>
 	<P>The Scripting Framework is a project to allow users of OpenOffice.org
      to write scripts to automate commonly performed tasks in a language
      of their choice.
 	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>

 	<LI><P><A NAME="2"></A><B>Why are you developing the OpenOffice.org Scripting Framework?</B>
 	<P>The Scripting Framework is a project to allow users of OpenOffice.org
      to write scripts to automate commonly performed tasks in a language
      of their choice.
   <P>There are currently two ways for users and developers to add
      functionality to OpenOffice.org, namely macros and UNO components. </p>
   <P>Macros are a set of instructions which OpenOffice.org can interpret
      at runtime to carry out a specific set of tasks in OpenOffice.org. Users
      can create a macro by recording a number of tasks in OpenOffice.org,
      save this set of tasks as a macro and then bind this macro to a menu or
      keypress. The macro is run by hitting the bound menu or key. Advanced
      users can write their own StarBasic macros in an embedded StarBasic IDE
      if they wish. </p>
   <P>UNO components are compiled C++ or Java components, which a
      developer can write using the UNO API to access and manipulate
      OpenOffice.org. The component is written in an external IDE in C++ or
      Java (or any language with a supported UNO bridge). The end user needs
      to install any new component in their OpenOffice.org to make use of this
      new functionality. UNO component development is supported by the ODK. </p>
   <P>The Scripting Framework aims to strike a balance between these two
      approaches of customizing OpenOffice.org. The framework will allow
      scripts to be written in a variety of languages, deployed into
      OpenOffice.org installations or documents, loaded at runtime and
      executed in OpenOffice.org. The framework will allow any number of
      different scripting languages to be plugged into OpenOffice.org for
      which there is an UNO bridge. Our focus will be to support languages
      with a Java implementation, but the framework can be made to work with
      any scripting langauge with a supported UNO bridge such as the UNO
      Python bridge. In this way users and developers will be able to write
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 	<LI><P><A NAME="3"></A><B>In what release of OpenOffice.org will the
   Scripting Framework be released?</B>
 	<P>The Scripting Framework will be released as part of OpenOffice.org 2.0. In
   the meantime completed features will be made available via developer builds.
 	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>

 	<LI><P><A NAME="4"></A><B>Why is there a delay in starting the first script?</B>
 	<P>The delay is caused by the startup of the inprocess JVM by OpenOffice.org.
 	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>

 	<LI><P><A NAME="5"></A><B>I have removed the examples provided with the
 	Script Framework installation and installed my own but the script in
 	ExampleSpreadSheet.sxc still works. Why? </B>
 	</P>
 	<P>Both the script and the Key bindings are contained in the document
      itself.
 	</P>
 	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>
 	</P>
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 <P>Last Modified: Nov 19 2003
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	<H1><A NAME="top"></A>Frequently Asked Questions for the Office
	Scripting Framework</H1>
	<H2>Questions</H2>
	<OL>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#1">What is the
	OpenOffice.org Scripting Framework?</A>
	</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#2">Why are you developing the
	OpenOffice.org Scripting Framework?</A>
	</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#3">In what release of
	OpenOffice.org will the Scripting Framework be released?</A>
	</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#4">Why is there a delay
	in starting the first script?</A>
	</P>
	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#5">
	I have removed the examples scripts provided with my OpenOffice.org
	installation and installed my own but the script in ExampleSpreadSheet.sxc
	still works. Why?</A>
	</P>
	</OL>
	<H2>Answers</H2>
	<OL>

	<LI><P><A NAME="1"></A><B>What is the OpenOffice.org Scripting Framework?</B>
	<P>The Scripting Framework is a project to allow users of OpenOffice.org
	to write scripts to automate commonly performed tasks in a language
	of their choice.
	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>

	<LI><P><A NAME="2"></A><B>Why are you developing the OpenOffice.org Scripting Framework?</B>
	<P>The Scripting Framework is a project to allow users of OpenOffice.org
	to write scripts to automate commonly performed tasks in a language
	of their choice.
	<P>There are currently two ways for users and developers to add
	functionality to OpenOffice.org, namely macros and UNO components. </p>
	<P>Macros are a set of instructions which OpenOffice.org can interpret
	at runtime to carry out a specific set of tasks in OpenOffice.org. Users
	can create a macro by recording a number of tasks in OpenOffice.org,
	save this set of tasks as a macro and then bind this macro to a menu or
	keypress. The macro is run by hitting the bound menu or key. Advanced
	users can write their own StarBasic macros in an embedded StarBasic IDE
	if they wish. </p>
	<P>UNO components are compiled C++ or Java components, which a
	developer can write using the UNO API to access and manipulate
	OpenOffice.org. The component is written in an external IDE in C++ or
	Java (or any language with a supported UNO bridge). The end user needs
	to install any new component in their OpenOffice.org to make use of this
	new functionality. UNO component development is supported by the ODK. </p>
	<P>The Scripting Framework aims to strike a balance between these two
	approaches of customizing OpenOffice.org. The framework will allow
	scripts to be written in a variety of languages, deployed into
	OpenOffice.org installations or documents, loaded at runtime and
	executed in OpenOffice.org. The framework will allow any number of
	different scripting languages to be plugged into OpenOffice.org for
	which there is an UNO bridge. Our focus will be to support languages
	with a Java implementation, but the framework can be made to work with
	any scripting langauge with a supported UNO bridge such as the UNO
	Python bridge. In this way users and developers will be able to write
	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>

	<LI><P><A NAME="3"></A><B>In what release of OpenOffice.org will the
	Scripting Framework be released?</B>
	<P>The Scripting Framework will be released as part of OpenOffice.org 2.0. In
	the meantime completed features will be made available via developer builds.
	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>

	<LI><P><A NAME="4"></A><B>Why is there a delay in starting the first script?</B>
	<P>The delay is caused by the startup of the inprocess JVM by OpenOffice.org.
	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>

	<LI><P><A NAME="5"></A><B>I have removed the examples provided with the
	Script Framework installation and installed my own but the script in
	ExampleSpreadSheet.sxc still works. Why? </B>
	</P>
	<P>Both the script and the Key bindings are contained in the document
	itself.
	</P>
	<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#top">Top</A>
	</P>
	</OL>
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	<P>Last Modified: Nov 19 2003
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