Re: Re: write selected columns into file

Am Sonntag, den 20.05.2007, 20:52 +0000 schrieb Fabian
Braennstroem:
> Hi,
>     sorry, me again ...
>     is it the wrong group for asking such questions or
is it
>     just a pretty stupid question? 

Maybe your question isn't specific enough. And it is weekend
...

> * Fabian Braennstroem <f.braennstroemgmx.de> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >     I would like to write selected columns of
oocalc in a
> >     defined file using the csv format. Ideally I
would like
> >     to do it using python, but starbasic is
probably a bit
> >     easier. 

Exporting to CSV is described in the tutorial for BASIC
IIRC.

The tutorial I'm talking about is the old one for SO5.2:
http://api.openoffice.org/basic/man/tutorial/tutorial.p
df


> >     After the 'export' I would like to
automatically
> >     run an external application. I actually know,
how to run
> >     external programs in python, but in starbasic
I have no
> >     clue.

For BASIC you'd use the "shell()"-command. Open
the BASIC IDE, type
shell and hit the F1 key, there you can read about what
parameters it
uses.

A big bunch of useful links can be found there:
http://development
.openoffice.org/


Some examples in Python and the impressing work of Danny
Brewer and
Paolo Mantovani:
http://c
odesnippets.services.openoffice.org/
http://www.ooomacros.org

http://www.paolo-mant
ovani.org/

Have fun,
Marc


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