How to Run IDL in NetBeans
The OpenOffice.org NetBeans Interactive Data Language interface provides a convenient method for Java programmers to insert special IDL functions in OpenOffice.org applications. This special Application Programming Interface, or API, is included as a default plug-in in versions of NetBeans 6.8 and earlier. An alpha version of the API is available as a separate download for NetBeans 6.9. It is not yet supported in the development platform’s latest version 7.
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Instructions
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Click “File” on the NetBeans main menu.
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Click “New” in the drop-down menu.
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Click “Open Office.org” in the category menu.
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Click the “UNO idl” entry to create and IDL file.
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Complete the information requested in the file-creation wizard to generate your extension.
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Click the “Finish” button at the bottom of the file-creation wizard window.
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Click “File” in the main menu.
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Click “Debug Extension in Target Office” in the drop-down menu to test your extension.
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Click “Deploy Office Extension” in the drop-down menu to transfer your completed file to the OpenOffice.org application.
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Tips & Warnings
Extensions written in IDL run under the OpenOffice.org Java Virtual Machine. They cannot be debugged in the native NetBeans run environment.
