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// __________ Imports __________
// base classes
import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
import com.sun.star.lang.*;
// factory for creating components
import com.sun.star.bridge.XUnoUrlResolver;
import com.sun.star.frame.XComponentLoader;
// property access
import com.sun.star.beans.*;
public class Helper
{
// __________ static helper methods __________
/** Connect to a running office that is accepting connections
and return the ServiceManager to instantiate office components
*/
static public XMultiServiceFactory connect( String sConnection )
throws Exception
{
XMultiServiceFactory xMultiServiceFactory = null;
XMultiServiceFactory xLocalServiceManager =
com.sun.star.comp.helper.Bootstrap.createSimpleServiceManager();
XUnoUrlResolver aURLResolver = (XUnoUrlResolver)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
XUnoUrlResolver.class,
xLocalServiceManager.createInstance( "com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver" ) );
xMultiServiceFactory = (XMultiServiceFactory)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
XMultiServiceFactory.class,
aURLResolver.resolve( sConnection ) );
if ( xMultiServiceFactory == null )
throw new Exception( "couldn't not connect to:'" + sConnection + "'" );
return xMultiServiceFactory;
}
/** creates and instantiates new document
*/
static public XComponent createDocument( XMultiServiceFactory xMultiServiceFactory,
String sURL, String sTargetFrame, int nSearchFlags, PropertyValue[] aArgs )
throws Exception
{
XComponent xComponent = null;
XComponentLoader aLoader = (XComponentLoader)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
XComponentLoader.class,
xMultiServiceFactory.createInstance( "com.sun.star.frame.Desktop" ) );
xComponent = (XComponent)UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XComponent.class,
aLoader.loadComponentFromURL(
sURL, sTargetFrame, nSearchFlags, aArgs ) );
if ( xComponent == null )
throw new Exception( "could not create document: " + sURL );
return xComponent;
}
}