Abstract
OpenOffice.org component model named UNO can be used to create new applications. This is possible because a subset of OpenOffice.org managing the UNO environment has been extracted to allow standalone components. To use this subset, named URE, some UNO knowledge are required. This document will show how every Java developer could create its own URE application without too much effort thanks to the OpenOffice.org Eclipse integration.
This tutorial is about guiding you through the creation of an URE application. It supposes that you have already read the general Java component tutorial. The “See Java Component Tutorial” mention in this document will ask you to have a look at the Java component tutorial first. For the OpenOffice.org Eclipse integration installation or explanations on the component, please refer to the corresponding section in the Java component tutorial.
Here are the definition of some terms and abbreviations used in this tutorial:
URE UNO Runtime Environment, a subset of OpenOffice.org hosting and managing UNO components.
UNO Universal Network Objects, OpenOffice.org component model.