The session will target users and developers of OpenOffice.org who want to start writing Java applications for the OpenOffice.org world. It will offer an answer to some questions: "I want to program using Java in OpenOffice.org enviroment. Where do I start? How can I work it out?".

Participants will learn about the available OpenOffice.org documentation, with a specific focus on Java. Finally, users will be able to write simple applications or Java extensions for OpenOffice.org A free software Java extension for OpenOffice.org available in Internet will be used as an example and for teaching purpose.

Programme:

Introduction

• Automate an application
• Add new functionalities to an application
• Why use Java to automate OpenOffice.org?

About the documentation

• The Developer Guide
• OpenOffice.org SDK
• Java examples into SDK
• Available APIs

Available tools (IDE)

• Eclipse, NetBeans or a simple text editor? What enviroment to choose for the development.

Java applications in OpenOffice.org

• Java as main application, using OpenOffice.org as a service
• Java into the extensions, extending OpenOffice.org functionalities

Writing a new UNO component

• Why write a new component
• The configuration registry of OpenOffice.org
• Writing a new component
• Describing a new interface

Debugging Java applications in OpenOffice.org

• Java debugging as an external OpenOffice.org application
• Java debugging into OpenOffice.org extensions

Advanced examples of Java use in OpenOffice.org

• Browse the existing Java code in OpenOffice.org code base: search and analysis as a support for your own work