Included material
Many excellent macros are included with LibreOffice. Use Tools > Macros > Organize Macros >
LibreOffice Basic to open the Macro dialog. Expand the Tools library in the LibreOffice library
container. Inspect the Debug module—some good examples include WritedbgInfo(document) and
printdbgInfo(sheet).
Online resources
The following links and references contain information regarding macro programming:
http://ask.libreoffice.org/ (a Q & A site where volunteers answer questions related to LibreOffice)
http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/ (Apache OpenOffice community forum; volunteers answer
questions about LibreOffice as well)
http://en.libreofficeforum.org/ (Unofficial LibreOffice community forum)
http://api.openoffice.org/docs/common/ref/com/sun/star/module-ix.html (official IDL reference; here
you will find almost every command with a description)
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Other_Documentation_and_Resources (look
in Programmers section for BASIC Programmers’ Guide and Developers’ Guide; the latter contains
a detailed explanation)
http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php (macro page for Andrew Pitonyak)
http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt (numerous examples of working macros)
http://www.pitonyak.org/OOME_3_0.odt (Andrew Pitonyak’s book on macros)
http://www.pitonyak.org/database/ (numerous macro examples using Base)
Printed and eBook materials
There are currently no books specific to LibreOffice macros that are available for download.
Information in the following books is mostly applicable to LibreOffice; the books are available for
purchase in both printed and eBook form from their publishers:
Dr. Mark Alexander Bain’s Learn OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet Macro Programming.
See http://www.packtpub.com/openoffice-ooobasic-calc-automation/book.
Roberto Benitez's Database Programming with OpenOffice.org Base & Basic.
See http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/database-programming-with-openofficeorg-base-
basic/3568728
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