Re: [libreoffice-users] gettextfields

--- On Tue, 5/7/13, Vieri <rentorbuy@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- On Mon, 5/6/13, Andrew Douglas
> Pitonyak <andrew@pitonyak.org>
> wrote:
>
> > On 05/06/2013 05:21 AM, Vieri wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have an odt writer document with 2 input text
> fields
> > (added with the form designer toolbar). I manually type
> text
> > into one of the fields. I copy/pasted a macro to see if
> I
> > could grab the text within the input field but haven't
> had
> > any luck. This is the test macro in Basic:
> > > Sub EnumerateFields
> > >     vEnum =
> > ThisComponent.getTextFields().createEnumeration()
> > >     If Not IsNull(vEnum) Then
> > >       If vEnum.hasMoreElements() Then
> > >         Print "OK"
> > >       Else
> > >         Print "NOT OK"
> > >       End If
> > >     End If
> > > End Sub
> > >
> > > If I manually run this macro I get the "NOT OK"
> > message.
> > > What am I doing wrong?
> > > What is the correct way of getting the text field
> > elements?
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Vieri
> >
> > I grabbed these two routines from my test modules
> without
> > running them first....
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the reply but I'm still having trouble.
> I'm either way off-course, misusing LO or making a dumb
> rookie mistake.
>
> I copied your macros to my odt document.
> I then did a "tools, macros, run macro..." and selected the
> Subs I copied.
> If I run EnumerateTextFields then it yields the "Finished"
> message box (nothing else).
> If I run DisplayMasterFields then it yields the following
> message:
>
> ===Text Field Masters===
> (com.sun.star.text.fieldmaster.SetExpression.Illustration,Illustration)
> (com.sun.star.text.fieldmaster.SetExpression.Table,Table)
> (com.sun.star.text.fieldmaster.SetExpression.Text,Text)
> (com.sun.star.text.fieldmaster.SetExpression.Drawing,Drawing)
>
> My odt document has 2 input fields in a form.
>
> By the way, if I place a button within my form and configure
> the "Mouse button pressed" to launch, say,
> EnumerateTextFields then I get the following error message:
> "LibreOffice 4.0.2.2 BASIC runtime error. '423'
> getTextFields" and it points at the line:
> "oEnum = oDoc.getTextFields().createEnumeration()"
>
> I'm stuck on something that should be quite simple.
> I'm attaching my odt file hoping that someone can tell me
> what novice mistake I'm making.

Trying to attach the file again but it seems that the mailing list strips it out.

Thanks,

Vieri
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