How to open a Writer document not visible in Writer basic?

Bradley24 · March 8, 2022, 11:00pm

How use this

oDoc = stardesktop.LoadComponentFromURL(sUrl, “_blank”, 0, Array())

make it not visible?

elmau · March 8, 2022, 11:34pm

Try:

Dim opt(0) As com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue

url = "private:factory/swriter"
opt(0).Name = "Hidden"
opt(0).Value = True
doc = StarDesktop.LoadComponentFromURL(url, "_blank", 0, opt)
MsgBox doc.Title
doc.close(True)

Bradley24 · March 9, 2022, 12:44am

In Writer Basic I got 'Unknown Data Type com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue ?

elmau · March 9, 2022, 12:47am

Show all your code, you are doing something wrong.

Bradley24 · March 9, 2022, 12:59am

I tried

Dim opt(0) As New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue

and it works.

elmau · March 9, 2022, 1:21am

What OS and Libo version?

Bradley24 · March 9, 2022, 1:44am

Libo version 7.3.1.3 (x64)
OS Windows 11

elmau · March 9, 2022, 2:25am

ok, I test in your OS…

Windows:

Dim opt(0) As New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue

Linux

Dim opt(0) As com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue

or

Dim opt(0) As New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue

mikekaganski · March 9, 2022, 6:56am

I can’t confirm it on Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 with LibreOffice 7.3.0.3 from PPA). The proper syntax is use of New when not in compatible mode (which is likely the relevant difference in your testing, not the OS).

elmau · March 9, 2022, 3:07pm

I confirm… In Ubuntu need New, not in my system (ArchLinux, Libo 7.3.1.3), not, I do not have it in “compatible mode”