Re: Java Program to control Microsoft Word as slave
Ken wrote:
Some others here have recommended OpenOffice.org (OOo). I have some
experience using OOo with Java and thought I would share it with you.
OOo opens word documents with a high degree of success. It is very
easy to start OOo is "headless" mode. In this way OOo is just a
detail of your implementation, your clients don't have to give up Word
and it isn't like disk space is a big issues these days.
Programs which make use of OOo will work across a range of platforms
without any modifications. Further OOo can be controlled by a fair
number of Programming languages there are bindings for (off the top of
my head): Java, C++, Python, VB and JavaScript and perhaps others.
This feat is accomplished though UNO (universal network objects) a
technology similar to COM (to Microsoft people), D-BUS (to Linux
people), COBRA and others that have tried to solve the same issue.
OOo acts as a server waiting for requests for UNO objects (a language
independent abstraction). Because of the abstraction, code written in
one language looks a lot like code written in another language (so
examples from other languages can still be of use to you as the same
thinking).
So if you are thinking about it like I was then you'll think: Wow I
can control almost every facet of OOo in a platform independant way
even using OOo over a network (Microsoft licenses are why this isn't
easily possible with Office) and not need to worry about licenses! Now
for the down side...
Will it work without having OOo installed on the computer but just
having some parts distributed with the Java app?
Arne
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