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30 #ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_DocumentContainer_idl__
31 #define __com_sun_star_sdb_DocumentContainer_idl__
33 #ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_DefinitionContainer_idl__
34 #include <com/sun/star/sdb/DefinitionContainer.idl>
35 #endif
36 #ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_DefinitionContent_idl__
37 #include <com/sun/star/sdb/DefinitionContent.idl>
38 #endif
41 module com { module sun { module star { module lang {
42 published interface XMultiServiceFactory;
43 };};};};
45 module com { module sun { module star { module frame {
46 published interface XComponentLoader;
47 };};};};
49 module com { module sun { module star { module container {
50 published interface XHierarchicalNameContainer;
51 };};};};
54 module com { module sun { module star { module sdb {
57 /** describes a container which provides access to documents embedded into a database document,
58 usually forms and reports.
60 <p>The <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments()</member>
61 should be used to create sub document container or form, or report objects.</p>
63 <p>The embedded documents do not support any particular database related service, instead, they're
64 usual <type scope="com::sun::star::document">OfficeDocument</type>s.<br/>
65 The only thing worth mentioning here is that they support the
66 <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XChild</type> interface, whose
67 <member scope="com::sun::star::container">XChild::getParent</member> method can be used to
68 obtain the database document which the embedded document belongs to.
69 </p>
71 @see DocumentDefinition
72 @see OfficeDatabaseDocument
74 service DocumentContainer
76 service DefinitionContainer;
78 /** provides functionality for treating the container as part of a hierarchy
79 of a database document's sub documents.
81 <p>The <member scope="com::sun::star::ucb">XCommandProcessor::execute</member> method
82 of a <code>DocumentDefinition</code> supports at least the following commands, additionally to
83 the ones already supported by the DefinitionContent:
84 <ul>
85 <li><strong>open</strong>: provides a <type scope="com::sun::star::ucb::">XDynamicResultSet</type>
86 to enumerate the content of the document container.</li>
87 <li><strong>delete</strong>: deletes the document container, including all contained documents.</li>
88 </ul>
90 service DefinitionContent;
92 /** can be used to load the document inside.
93 <p>
94 URL: describes the name of the document definition to load,
95 TargetFrameName: isn't used.
96 SearchFlags: isn't used.
97 Arguments:
98 <ol>
99 <li>PropertyValue</li>
100 Name = ActiveConnection
101 Value = The connection which should be used when opening the text document.
102 <li>PropertyValue</li>
103 Name = OpenMode
104 Value = string, "open" if the document should be opened in live mode (editing is not possible),
105 "openDesign" if the document should be open in design mode (editing is possible)
106 </ol>
107 @see com::sun::star::sdbc::XConnection
108 </p>
110 interface com::sun::star::frame::XComponentLoader;
112 /** can be used to create container elements.
114 If this interface is supported, the object created using it (e.g., the object returned by
115 <method scope="com.sun.star.lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments()</method>
116 ) can be used as container elements.
117 </p>
119 interface com::sun::star::lang::XMultiServiceFactory;
121 /** can be used to create folder hierarchies and to organize forms or reports in different sub folders.
123 interface com::sun::star::container::XHierarchicalNameContainer;
126 //=============================================================================
128 }; }; }; };
130 /*===========================================================================
131 ===========================================================================*/
132 #endif