Anyone who has previously worked with other Basic languages - in particular with Visual Basic or Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) from Microsoft - will quickly become accustomed to Apache OpenOffice Basic. The Apache OpenOffice Basic programming language has been developed especially for Apache OpenOffice and is firmly integrated in the Office package.Īs the name suggests, Apache OpenOffice Basic is a programming language from the Basic family. The remaining chapters describe the individual components of the Apache OpenOffice API in more detail and can be read selectively as required: These chapters provide an overview of Apache OpenOffice Basic and should be read by anyone who intends to write Apache OpenOffice Basic programs.

The Language of Apache OpenOffice Basic.

The first three chapters introduce you to Apache OpenOffice Basic: This guide divides information about Apache OpenOffice administration into several chapters. Since other pages of the Developer's Guide on Basic are technical details for experienced Basic programmers, you should then read this Basic Programming Guide. Before attempting to write macros you should read First Steps with Apache OpenOffice Basic and the pages on Apache OpenOffice Basic IDE. It is described in the chapter Apache OpenOffice Basic of the Developer's Guide. Apache OpenOffice offers a complete user interface for developing programs in Basic.

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