Anyone who has previously worked with other Basic languages - in particular with Visual Basic or Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) from Microsoft - will quickly become accustomed to LibreOffice Basic. The LibreOffice Basic programming language has been developed especially for LibreOffice and is firmly integrated in the Office package.Īs the name suggests, LibreOffice Basic is a programming language from the Basic family.

The remaining chapters describe the individual components of the LibreOffice API in more detail and can be read selectively as required: These chapters provide an overview of LibreOffice Basic and should be read by anyone who intends to write LibreOffice Basic programs. The first three chapters introduce you to LibreOffice Basic:

This guide divides information about LibreOffice administration into several chapters. Throughout this document, the LibreOffice installation directory is represented in syntax as install-dir.

Extensive examples are provided to help you quickly develop your own LibreOffice Basic programs. To get the most out of this book, you should be familiar with other programming languages. This guide provides an introduction to programming with LibreOffice Basic.

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