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I'm experimenting with the #libreoffice SDK to write a small #nextcloud app. I'm using the #cpp API because I want to wrap it in an #Rust #HTTP backend.

It is hard to figure out how to use the API and questions on Stackoverflow are hard to align with the #libreoffice examples. For example, stackoverflow.com/q/62769483 does not really help. I guess you need to be familiar with the API before you will understand it.

@libreoffice, do you have any pointers to become more comfortable with the API?


Libreoffice API (UNO): need to change user's xTextField text

Is there any proper way to change text in the user's created xTextField using C++ UNO? These fields names are com.sun.star.text.fieldmaster.User.[FIELD NAME] I tried this before, but it didn't help:
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Dr. Marc Schreiber
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thanks for your response. I read the official API docs and the Wiki pages. However, the necessary details of the C++ API are hard to understand. With the aid of various code examples, different pages, the API reference and the book on GitHub I was able to query a form of a text document: gitlab.com/schrieveslaach/next…

It would be nice of the developer guide provides a condensed introduction. The book is a good starting point but has be text document examples. niocs.github.io/LOBook/


Got basic working example to query text document (3c080e49) · Commits · schrieveslaach / Nextcloud Open Document Forms · GitLab

The code shows how to query a text document for all text form fields and fills them with “Hello”.
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LibreOffice
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Thanks for the feedback! The documentation is maintained by volunteers, so if anyone can assist us with a condensed introduction, we'd hugely appreciate it 😊
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