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# The Tools Library

To access this command...

Open Tools - Macros - LibreOfficeDev Basic - Edit and select Application Macros container.

This library must be loaded before execution. Execute the following statement before running any macro that uses this library:
GlobalScope.BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary("Tools")

Debug Module

ListBox Module

Misc Module

ModuleControls Module

Strings Module

UCB Module

## Debug Module

Functions and subroutines for debugging Basic macros.

### ActivateReadOnlyFlag

                Sub ActivateReadOnlyFlag()

### DeactivateReadOnlyFlag

                Sub DeactivateReadOnlyFlag()

### SetBasicReadOnlyFlag

                Sub SetBasicReadOnlyFlag(bReadOnly as Boolean)

### WritedbgInfo

                Sub WritedbgInfo(LocObject as Object)

### WriteDbgString

                Sub WriteDbgString(LocString as String)

### ShowArray

                Sub ShowArray(LocArray())

### ShowPropertyValues

                Sub ShowPropertyValues(oLocObject as Object)

### ShowNameValuePair

                Sub ShowNameValuePair(Pair())

### ShowElementNames

' Retrieves all the Elements of aSequence of an object, with the

' possibility to define a filter(sfilter <> "")

                Sub ShowElementNames(
                oLocElements() as Object,
                Optional sFiltername as String)

### ShowSupportedServiceNames

' Retrieves all the supported servicenames of an object, with the

' possibility to define a filter(sfilter <> "")

                Sub ShowSupportedServiceNames(
                oLocObject as Object,
                Optional sFilterName as String)

### ShowAvailableServiceNames

' Retrieves all the available Servicenames of an object, with the

' possibility to define a filter(sfilter <> "")

                Sub ShowAvailableServiceNames(
                oLocObject as Object,
                Optional sFilterName as String)

### ShowCommands

                Sub ShowCommands(oLocObject as Object)

### ProtectCurrentSheets

                Sub ProtectCurrentSheets()

### FillDocument

                Sub FillDocument()

## ListBox Module

Functions and subroutines for handling ListBox elements.

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## Misc Module

Miscellaneous functions and subroutines.

### RegisterNewDataSource

                Function RegisterNewDataSource(
                DSName as  String,
                PropertyList(),
                Optional DriverProperties()
                as New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue)

### ConnecttoDatabase

                Function ConnecttoDatabase(
                DSName as String,
                UserID as String,
                Password as String,
                Optional Propertylist(),
                Optional DriverProperties()
                as New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue)

### GetStarOfficeLocale

                Function GetStarOfficeLocale()
                as New com.sun.star.lang.Locale

### GetRegistryKeyContent

                Function GetRegistryKeyContent(
                sKeyName as string,
                Optional bforUpdate as Boolean)

#### Example

                Sub GetUserData()
                BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary("Tools")
                Dim oData As Object
                oData = GetRegistryKeyContent("org.openoffice.UserProfile/Data", True)
                MsgBox oData.givenname & " " & oData.sn
                End Sub

### GetProductname

                Function GetProductname() as String

### OpenDocument

' Opens a Document, checks beforehand, whether it has to be loaded or whether it is already on the desktop. If the parameter bDisposable is set to False then the returned document should not be disposed afterwards, because it is already opened.

                Function OpenDocument(
                DocPath as String,
                Args(),
                Optional bDisposable as Boolean)

### TaskonDesktop

                Function TaskonDesktop(DocPath as String) as Boolean

### RetrieveFileName

' Retrieves a FileName out of a StarOffice-Document.

                Function RetrieveFileName(LocDoc as Object)

### GetPathSettings

' Gets a special configured PathSetting.

                Function GetPathSettings(
                sPathType as String,
                Optional bshowall as Boolean,
                Optional ListIndex as integer) as String

### GetOfficeSubPath

' Gets the fully qualified path to a subdirectory of the Template Directory, e. g. with the parameter "wizard/bitmap". The parameter must be passed over in Url-scription. The return-Value is in Urlscription.

                Function GetOfficeSubPath(
                sOfficePath as String,
                ByVal sSubDir as String)

### ShowNoOfficePathError

                Sub ShowNoOfficePathError()

### InitResources

                Function InitResources(
                Description,
                ShortDescription as String) as boolean

### GetResText

                Function GetResText( nID as integer ) As string

### CutPathView

                Function CutPathView(
                sDocUrl as String,
                Optional PathLen as Integer)

### DeleteInputCells

' Deletes the content of all cells that are softformatted according to the 'InputStyleName'.

                Sub DeleteInputCells(
                oSheet as Object,
                InputStyleName as String)

### ChangeValueofRange

' Inserts a certain String to all cells of a Range that is passed over either as an object or as the RangeName.

                Sub ChangeValueofRange(
                oSheet as Object,
                Range,
                ReplaceValue,
                Optional StyleName as String)

### ReplaceRangeValues

                Sub ReplaceRangeValues(
                oRange as Object,
                ReplaceValue)

### GetValueofCellbyName

' Returns the Value of the first cell of a Range.

                Function GetValueofCellbyName(
                oSheet as Object,
                sCellName as String)

### DuplicateRow

                Function DuplicateRow(
                oSheet as Object,
                RangeName as String)

### GetStringofCellbyName

' Returns the String of the first cell of a Range.

                Function GetStringofCellbyName(
                oSheet as Object,
                sCellName as String)

### GetCellByName

' Returns a named Cell

                Function GetCellByName(
                oSheet as Object,
                sCellName as String) as Object

### ChangeCellValue

' Changes the numeric Value of a cell by transmitting the String of the numeric Value.

                Sub ChangeCellValue(
                oCell as Object,
                ValueString as String)

### GetDocumentType

                Function GetDocumentType(oDocument)

### GetNumberFormatType

                Function GetNumberFormatType(
                oDocFormats,
                oFormatObject as Object) as Integer

### ProtectSheets

                Sub ProtectSheets(Optional oSheets as Object)

### UnprotectSheets

                Sub UnprotectSheets(Optional oSheets as Object)

### GetRowIndex

                Function GetRowIndex(
                oSheet as Object,
                RowName as String)

### GetColumnIndex

                Function GetColumnIndex(
                oSheet as Object,
                ColName as String)

### CopySheetbyName

                Function CopySheetbyName(
                oSheets as Object,
                OldName as String,
                NewName as String,
                DestPos as Integer) as Object

### ToggleWindow

' Dis-or enables a Window and adjusts the mousepointer accordingly

                Sub ToggleWindow(bDoEnable as Boolean)

### CheckNewSheetname

                Function CheckNewSheetname(
                oSheets as Object,
                Sheetname as String,
                Optional oLocale) as String

### AddNewSheetName

                Sub AddNewSheetName(
                oSheets as Object,
                ByVal SheetName as String)

### GetSheetIndex

                Function GetSheetIndex(oSheets, sName) as Integer

### GetLastUsedRow

                Function GetLastUsedRow(oSheet as Object) as Integer

### ModifyBorderLineWidth

' Note To set a one lined frame you have to set the inner width to 0 In the API all Units that refer to pt-Heights are "1/100mm" The convert factor from 1pt to 1/100 mm is approximately 35

                Function ModifyBorderLineWidth(
                ByVal oStyleBorder,
                iInnerLineWidth as Integer,
                iOuterLineWidth as Integer)

### AttachBasicMacroToEvent

                Sub AttachBasicMacroToEvent(
                oDocument as Object,
                EventName as String,
                SubPath as String)

### ModifyPropertyValue

                Function ModifyPropertyValue(
                oContent() as New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue,
                TargetProperties()
                as New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue)

### GetPropertyValueIndex

                Function GetPropertyValueIndex(
                SearchName as String,
                TargetProperties()
                as New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue ) as Integer

### DispatchSlot

                Sub DispatchSlot(SlotID as Integer)

### IsFatOffice

'returns the type of the office application FatOffice = 0, WebTop = 1 This routine has to be changed if the Product Name is being changed!

                Function IsFatOffice() As Boolean

### ToggleDesignMode

                Sub ToggleDesignMode(oDocument as Object)

### isHighContrast

                Function isHighContrast(oPeer as Object)

### CreateNewDocument

                Function CreateNewDocument(
                sType as String,
                Optional sAddMsg as String) as Object

### DisposeDocument

' This Sub has been used in order to ensure that after disposing a document from the backing window it is returned to the backing window, so the office won't be closed

                Sub DisposeDocument(oDocument as Object)

### CalIsLeapYear

'Function to calculate if the year is a leap year

                Function CalIsLeapYear(
                ByVal iYear as Integer) as Boolean

## ModuleControls Module

Functions and subroutines for module control.

### GetControlShape

' Gets the Shape of a Control( e. g. to reset the size or Position of the control

' Parameters:

' The 'oContainer' is the Document or a specific sheet of a Calc - Document

' 'CName' is the Name of the Control

                Function GetControlShape(
                oContainer as Object,
                CName as String)

### getControlView

' Returns the View of a Control

' Parameters:

' The 'oContainer' is the Document or a specific sheet of a Calc - Document

' The 'oController' is always directly attached to the Document

' 'CName' is the Name of the Control

                Function getControlView(
                oContainer ,
                oController as Object,
                CName as String) as Object

### DisposeControl

' Parameters:

' The 'oContainer' is the Document or a specific sheet of a Calc - Document

' 'CName' is the Name of the Control

                Function DisposeControl(
                oContainer as Object,
                CName as String) as Boolean

### GetControlGroupModel

' Returns a sequence of a group of controls like option buttons or checkboxes

' The 'oContainer' is the Document or a specific sheet of a Calc - Document

' 'sGroupName' is the Name of the Controlgroup

                Function GetControlGroupModel(
                oContainer as Object,
                sGroupName as String )

### GetRefValue

' Returns the Referencevalue of a group of e.g. option buttons or check boxes

' 'oControlGroup' is a sequence of the Control objects

                Function GetRefValue(
                oControlGroup() as Object)

### GetRefValueOfControlGroup

                Function GetRefValueOfControlGroup(
                oContainer as Object,
                GroupName as String)

### GetOptionGroupValue

                Function GetOptionGroupValue(
                oContainer as Object,
                OptGroupName as String) as Boolean

### WriteOptValueToCell

                Function WriteOptValueToCell(
                oSheet as Object,
                OptGroupName as String,
                iCol as Integer,
                iRow as Integer) as Boolean

### LoadDialog

                Function LoadDialog(
                Libname as String,
                DialogName as String,
                Optional oLibContainer)

Refer to Opening a Dialog with Basic for an example of LoadDialog function.

### GetFolderName

                Sub GetFolderName(oRefModel as Object)

### GetFileName

                Sub GetFileName(
                oRefModel as Object,
                Filternames())

### StoreDocument

                Function StoreDocument(
                oDocument as Object,
                FilterNames() as String,
                DefaultName as String,
                DisplayDirectory as String,
                Optional iAddProcedure as Integer) as String

### AddFiltersToDialog

                Sub AddFiltersToDialog(
                FilterNames() as String,
                oDialog as Object)

### SwitchMousePointer

                Sub SwitchMousePointer(
                oWindowPeer as Object,
                bDoEnable as Boolean)

### ShowOverwriteAllDialog

                Sub ShowOverwriteAllDialog(
                FilePath as String,
                sTitle as String)

### SetOVERWRITEToQuery

                Sub SetOVERWRITEToQuery()

### SetOVERWRITEToAlways

                Sub SetOVERWRITEToAlways()

### SetOVERWRITEToNever

                Sub SetOVERWRITEToNever()

## Strings Module

Advanced functions and subroutines for string manipulation.

### ElimChar

                Function ElimChar(
                ByVal BigString as String,
                ElimArray() as String)

### DeleteStr

' Deletes out of a String 'BigString' a possible Partstring 'CompString'

                Function DeleteStr(
                ByVal BigString,
                CompString as String) as String

### FindPartString

' Finds a PartString, that is framed by the Strings 'Prestring' and 'PostString'

                Function FindPartString(
                BigString,
                PreString,
                PostString as String,
                SearchPos as Integer) as String

### PartStringInArray

' Note iCompare = 0 (Binary comparison)

' iCompare = 1 (Text comparison)

                Function PartStringInArray(
                BigArray(),
                SearchString as String,
                iCompare as Integer) as Integer

### RTrimStr

' Deletes the String 'SmallString' out of the String 'BigString'

' in case SmallString's Position in BigString is right at the end

                Function RtrimStr(
                ByVal BigString,
                SmallString as String) as String

### LTRimChar

' Deletes the Char 'CompChar' out of the String 'BigString'

' in case CompChar's Position in BigString is right at the beginning

                Function LTRimChar(
                ByVal BigString as String,
                CompChar as String) as String

### ArrayOutOfString

' Retrieves an Array out of a String.

' The fields of the Array are separated by the parameter 'Separator', that is contained

' in the Array

' The Array MaxIndex delivers the highest Index of this Array

                Function ArrayOutOfString(
                BigString,
                Separator as String,
                Optional MaxIndex as Integer)

### ClearArray

' Deletes all fieldvalues in one-dimensional Array

                Sub ClearArray(BigArray)

### ClearMultiDimArray

' Deletes all fieldvalues in a multidimensional Array

                Sub ClearMultiDimArray(
                BigArray,
                DimCount as integer)

### FieldinArray

' Checks if a Field (LocField) is already defined in an Array

' Returns 'True' or 'False'

                Function FieldinArray(
                LocArray(),
                MaxIndex as integer,
                LocField as String) As Boolean

### FieldinList

' Checks if a Field (LocField) is already defined in an Array

' Returns 'True' or 'False'

                Function FieldinList(
                LocField,
                BigList()) As Boolean

### IndexinArray

' Retrieves the Index of the delivered String 'SearchString' in

' the Array LocList()'

                Function IndexinArray(
                SearchString as String,
                LocList()) as Integer

### MultiArrayInListbox

                Sub MultiArrayInListbox(
                oDialog as Object,
                ListboxName as String,
                ValList(),
                iDim as Integer)

### StringInMultiArray

' Searches for a String in a two-dimensional Array by querying all Searchindexes of the second dimension

' and delivers the specific String of the ReturnIndex in the second dimension of the Searchlist()

                Function StringInMultiArray(
                SearchList(),
                SearchString as String,
                SearchIndex as Integer,
                ReturnIndex as Integer,
                Optional MaxIndex as Integer) as String

### GetIndexInMultiArray

' Searches for a Value in multidimensial Array by querying all Searchindices of the passed dimension

' and delivers the Index where it is found.

                Function GetIndexInMultiArray(
                SearchList(),
                SearchValue,
                SearchIndex as Integer) as Integer

### GetIndexForPartStringinMultiArray

' Searches for a Value in multidimensial Array by querying all Searchindices of the passed dimension

' and delivers the Index where the Searchvalue is found as a part string

                Function GetIndexForPartStringinMultiArray(
                SearchList(),
                SearchValue,
                SearchIndex as Integer) as Integer

### ArrayfromMultiArray

                Function ArrayfromMultiArray(
                MultiArray as String,
                iDim as Integer)

### ReplaceString

' Replaces the string "OldReplace" through the String "NewReplace" in the String

' 'BigString'

                Function ReplaceString(
                ByVal Bigstring,
                NewReplace,
                OldReplace as String) as String

### FindSecondValue

' Retrieves the second value for a next to 'SearchString' in

' a two-dimensional string-Array

                Function FindSecondValue(
                SearchString as String,
                TwoDimList() as String ) as String

### Power

' raises a base to a certain power

                Function Power(
                Basis as Double,
                Exponent as Double) as Double

### Round

' rounds a Real to a given Number of Decimals

                Function Round(
                BaseValue as Double,
                Decimals as Integer) as Double

### FileNameoutofPath

'Retrieves the mere filename out of a whole path

                Function FileNameoutofPath(
                ByVal Path as String,
                Optional Separator as String) as String

### GetFileNameExtension

                Function GetFileNameExtension(
                ByVal FileName as String)

### GetFileNameWithoutExtension

                Function GetFileNameWithoutExtension(
                ByVal FileName as String,
                Optional Separator as String)

### DirectoryNameoutofPath

                Function DirectoryNameoutofPath(
                sPath as String,
                Separator as String) as String

### CountCharsinString

                Function CountCharsinString(
                BigString,
                LocChar as String,
                ByVal StartPos as Integer) as Integer

### BubbleSortList

                Function BubbleSortList(
                ByVal SortList(),
                optional sort2ndValue as Boolean)

'This function bubble sorts an array of maximum 2 dimensions.

'The default sorting order is the first dimension

'Only if sort2ndValue is True the second dimension is the relevant for the sorting order

### GetValueoutofList

                Function GetValueoutofList(
                SearchValue,
                BigList(),
                iDim as Integer,
                Optional ValueIndex)

### AddListtoList

                Function AddListtoList(
                ByVal FirstArray(),
                ByVal SecondArray(),
                Optional StartIndex)

### CheckDouble

                Function CheckDouble(DoubleString as String)

## UCB Module

Universal Content Broker functions and subroutines.

### ReadDirectories

                Function ReadDirectories(
                ByVal AnchorDir As String,
                bRecursive as Boolean,
                bcheckFileType as Boolean,
                bGetByTitle as Boolean,
                Optional sFileContent(),
                Optional sExtension as String)

### AddFoldertoList

                Sub AddFoldertoList(
                sDirURL as String,
                iDirIndex)

### AddFileNameToList

                Sub AddFileNameToList(
                sFileArray(),
                FileName as String,
                FileContent as String,
                bGetByTitle as Boolean,
                CurIndex)

### RetrieveDocTitle

                Function RetrieveDocTitle(
                oDocProps as Object,
                sFileName as String) As String

### GetRealFileContent

' Retrieves The Filecontent of a Document by extracting the content

' from the Header of the document

                Function GetRealFileContent(
                FileName as String) As String

### CopyRecursively

                Function CopyRecursively(
                SourceFilePath as String,
                SourceStemDir as String,
                TargetStemDir as String)

### ShowHelperDialog

' Opens a help url referenced by a Help ID that is retrieved from the calling button tag

                Sub ShowHelperDialog(aEvent)

### SaveDataToFile

                Sub SaveDataToFile(
                FilePath as String,
                DataList())

### LoadDataFromFile

                Function LoadDataFromFile(
                FilePath as String,
                DataList()) as Boolean

### CreateFolder

                Function CreateFolder(sNewFolder) as Boolean

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