Basic, or Java or C++

[oldbluejeans]

I am brand new to Calc, having previously used Excel w VBA. What is the language w Calc? Basic? How close is the syntax to VBA? Can I use C++ or Java in any way? Where can I get books on these topics?
Thanks for any info.
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John Baughman
Go Buckeyes!

[RonIA]

I would say start with this

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-0439

Go from there. There is a programmers guide also for tying into OO.o / StarOffice with C, C++, Java, pick your language. The above link is for the built in StarBasic.
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Ron from Iowa, USA

[SergeM]

See :
********** OOoBasic
tutorial StarBasic Staroffice 6.0
[url]http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817-1826-10?q=StarOffice[/url]
and some comments about it
[url]http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=1916[/url]
tutorial StarBasic StarOffice 7.O
[url]http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817-1826?q=StarOffice[/url]
Andrew Pitonyak's free document
[url]http://www.pitonyak.orgms/AndrewMacro.sxw[/url]
All can be found in the link :
[url]http://api.openoffice.org/TipsAndTricks/external.html[/url]
Documentation :
[url]http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/index.html[/url]
Extensions development basic [url]http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Extensions_development_basic [/url] and more generally [url]http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Category:Basic:Tutorials[/url]
OOoBasic crash course: Creating a lookup macro [url]http://applications.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/08/08/2120245&tid=13[/url]

********** VBA
Change OO writer Hyperlinks with Visual Basic (VB6) [url]http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=46345&highlight=[/url]
how to search and replace text in hyperlinks [url]http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=46362&highlight=[/url]
VBA/OOoBasic [url]http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/various_topics/VbaStarBasicXref.sxw
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A tutorial for Programming OpenOffice.org with Visual Basic [url]http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=11854&highlight=[/url]
New Openoffice Components for Visual basic [url]http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=40008&highlight=[/url]
VBA to StarBasic Cross Reference [url]http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/index.html[/url]
VBA [url]http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/VBA[/url]
Programming OpenOffice.org with Visual Basic [url]http://www.kalitech.fr/clients/doc/VB_APIOOo_en.html[/url]
Inserting a row into a calc spreadsheet using visual basic [url]http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=49399&highlight=[/url]
Cell Font Style - Calc in VB [url]http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=49582&highlight=[/url]

********* C++
Writing a Program to Control OpenOffice.org, Part 1 [url]http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8550[/url]
Writing a Program to Control OpenOffice.org, Part 2 [url]http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/8608[/url]
UNO Index [url]http://api.openoffice.org/docs/common/ref/index-files/index-1.html[/url]
Using Cpp with the OOo SDK [url]http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Using_Cpp_with_the_OOo_SDK[/url]
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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