Inserting an image copy (not a linked image)

[DelphaX]

Hi,

I just recently started programming OpenOffice with Java and there's something that's bugging me. I already know how to insert an image in a Spreadsheet or Writer document, but what I want to do is make sure the image in the document is a copy of the image file and not just a link, so that when I move, rename or delete the image file, the image is still present in the document.

I know how to do it in OpenOffice (Link option when picking image file to insert), but what I'd like to know is how to do it via Java ?

As I said before, just creating a GraphicObjectShape and setting its GraphicURL property just creates a shape that links to the image file, not a copy of it.

Thanks in advance

[SergeM]

I have read somewhere it is only possible with menus not with UNO API.
I never go further to convince myself if its true or false.
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In French
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FR/Cpp_Guide

[pitonyak]

See section 7.15.3 Can I embed or link a graphics object? in my free macro document (I do not remember if I cover this in my published book.....) It turns out that you can do this with a com.sun.star.drawing.GraphicObjectShape but not with a com.sun.star.text.GraphicObject (this is unfortunate because I prefer the com.sun.star.text.GraphicObject objects in a Write document). I also understand that you may be able to do this in the next version of OOo (as in version 2.0).

This might be possible with a UNO dispatch, but I have not specifically looked into this.
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[packer]

Hello.

I have been trying for some days to insert an image in a document with the help of this forum. According to OOo documentation is impossible to insert a GraphicObject but as a link. However, I have been able to insert it from java by using macro code and a bit of luck.

I include now the neccessary code to do that:

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private void insertImage(XMultiServiceFactory xFactory, XComponent xcomponent, XTextRange xTextRange, String url)
{
// Querying for the interface XTextDocument on the xcomponent
XTextDocument xtextdocument = ( XTextDocument ) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XTextDocument.class, xcomponent );
XModel xModel = (XModel)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, xcomponent);
XController xController = xModel.getCurrentController();

// the controller gives us the TextViewCursor
XTextViewCursorSupplier xViewCursorSupplier = (XTextViewCursorSupplier)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XTextViewCursorSupplier.class, xController);
XTextViewCursor xViewCursor = xViewCursorSupplier.getViewCursor();

xViewCursor.gotoRange(xTextRange, false);

try {
Object dispatchHelperObject = xFactory.createInstance("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper");
XDispatchHelper xDispatchHelper = (com.sun.star.frame.XDispatchHelper) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
com.sun.star.frame.XDispatchHelper.class, dispatchHelperObject);

PropertyValue[] args = new PropertyValue[4];
args[0] = new PropertyValue();
args[0].Name = "FileName";
args[0].Value = url;
args[1] = new PropertyValue();
args[1].Name = "FilterName";
args[1].Value = "<Todos los formatos>";
args[2] = new PropertyValue();
args[2].Name = "AsLink";
args[2].Value = new Boolean(false);
args[3] = new PropertyValue();
args[3].Name = "Style";
args[3].Value = "Imagen";

xController = xtextdocument.getCurrentController();
XFrame xFrame = xController.getFrame();
XDispatchProvider xDispatchProvider = (XDispatchProvider)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XDispatchProvider.class, xFrame);

xDispatchHelper.executeDispatch(xDispatchProvider, ".uno:InsertGraphic", "", 0, args);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
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To obtain the variables to call this function:
XFactory:
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private XMultiServiceFactory connect(String strConnect) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception,
java.lang.Exception
{

XMultiServiceFactory xFactory = null;

// Get component context
XComponentContext xcomponentcontext = Bootstrap.createInitialComponentContext(null);

// initial serviceManager
XMultiComponentFactory xLocalServiceManager = xcomponentcontext.getServiceManager();

// create a connector, so that it can contact the office
Object xUrlResolver = xLocalServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext(
"com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver", xcomponentcontext);

XUnoUrlResolver urlResolver = (XUnoUrlResolver) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
XUnoUrlResolver.class, xUrlResolver);

Object rInitialObject = urlResolver.resolve(strConnect);

XNamingService rName = (XNamingService) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XNamingService.class,
rInitialObject);

if (rName != null)
{
Object rXsmgr = rName.getRegisteredObject("StarOffice.ServiceManager");
xFactory = (XMultiServiceFactory) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XMultiServiceFactory.class,
rXsmgr);
}

return xFactory;
}
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For XComponent:

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private XDesktop getDesktop(XMultiServiceFactory xFactory) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
{

XInterface xInterface = null;
XDesktop xDesktop = null;

xInterface = (XInterface) xFactory.createInstance("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop");
xDesktop = (XDesktop) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XDesktop.class, xInterface);

return xDesktop;
}

private XComponent loadDocument(XDesktop xDesktop, String strURL)
throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
{

XComponent xComponent = null;
PropertyValue[] arguments = new PropertyValue[1];
arguments[0] = new PropertyValue();
arguments[0].Name = "Hidden";
arguments[0].Value = new Boolean(true);

XComponentLoader xComponentLoader = null;

xComponentLoader = (XComponentLoader) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XComponentLoader.class,
xDesktop);

xComponent = xComponentLoader.loadComponentFromURL(strURL, "_blank", 0, arguments);

return xComponent;
}
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You can obtain a XTextRange as you prefer.

This code will replace the XTextRange you pass to the function insertImage with the contents of the file referenced by the url.

I hope this helps someone.
Thank you all for all the posts about macros, inserting images and invoking DispatchHelper from java.

[SergeM]

Interesting.
Please put this code in the code snippets thread. It's a thread for working code.
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Linux & Windows OOo3.0
UNO & C++ : WIKI
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Using_Cpp_with_the_OOo_SDK
In French
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FR/Cpp_Guide

[DelphaX]

Wow, thanks ! such quick answers, and good ones at that !

Many thanks to all