[libreoffice-users] Search Calc Notes from GUI and API (macros)

Sergey, I am copying you so that you know that I am more widely 
distributing your question.



Is it possible to search a Calc document and find comments?

I tried this recently using LO 4.4.1.2, and I cannot find text in a 
comment using the GUI.

To my knowledge this search has always worked in OpenOffice using the 
API. I was sent this Java code

= BEGIN INSERT

XSpreadsheet sheet = (XSpreadsheet) iaSheets.getByIndex(_curSheet).Value;
                    XSearchable xSch = (XSearchable) sheet;
                    XSearchDescriptor xSchDr = 
xSch.createSearchDescriptor();
                    xSchDr.setSearchString(searchStr);
                    xSchDr.setPropertyValue("SearchType", new 
Any((short)2));     // 2-  For cooment
                    xSchDr.setPropertyValue("SearchWords", new Any(false));
                    xSchDr.setPropertyValue("SearchByRow", new Any(true));
                    XCell xRangeCurrent = xSch.findFirst(xSchDr) as XCell;

   Search with parameter SearchType = 0 works, and with the parameter 
SearchType  = 2 is not working.
   Method findFirst always returns null. What am I doing wrong? Or what 
you can give advice to remedy this situation?

= END INSERT

I looked around and found this mentioned specifically as it relates to 
OpenOffice by Mr. Marcelly way back in 2006.

https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=67088

It is not clear to me that this ever worked in LO, but, if it is 
mentioned back in 2006, I assume that it probably did initially and that 
the functionality was removed (intentionally or accidentally) from LO.

Here is my corresponding Macro in Basic that demonstrates the problem.

Sub SearchSheet
  Dim oSheet    'Sheet in which to replace
  Dim oSearch
  Dim x

  oSheet = ThisComponent.Sheets(0)
  oSearch = oSheet.createSearchDescriptor()
  oSearch.setSearchString("comment")
  oSearch.setPropertyValue("SearchType", 2)
  x = oSheet.findFirst(oSearch)
End Sub

--
Andrew Pitonyak
My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt
Info:  http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php


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