This document covers the following topics:
This is the main interface of the component
SoftwareAG.NaturalX.Utilities.
It is returned when a new instance of the component is created.
Example:
define data local 1 #util handle of object end-define * * Create an instance of the class SoftwareAG.NaturalX.Utilities. create object #util of 'SoftwareAG.NaturalX.Utilities.4' if #util eq null-handle escape routine end-if * end
After successful execution of the CREATE OBJECT statement, the
variable #util contains an interface of the type
INaturalXUtilities.
The following methods are available:
Retrieves the root interface
INatAutoStudio of the current
Natural Studio session. After having retrieved this interface, the client has
access to Natural Studio functionality as it is provided by the
Natural Studio Automation
interface.
| Name | Natural Type | Variant Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return value | HANDLE OF OBJECT | VT_DISPATCH (INatAutoStudio) |
The root interface
INatAutoStudio of the current
Natural Studio session. NULL-HANDLE, if the method is called in a
Natural session that is not a Natural Studio session.
Returns an interface IRunningObjects
that is used to iterate across the names of the objects contained in the
running objects table (ROT).
| Name | Natural Type | Variant Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return value | HANDLE OF OBJECT | VT_DISPATCH (IRunningObjects) |
An interface IRunningObjects
that is used to iterate across the names of the objects contained in the
running objects table (ROT).
Returns an interface to an object that is identified by a specific kind of name, a so-called "moniker" (Windows terminology). See Interface IRunningObjects for the necessary information about monikers.
| Name | Natural Type | Variant Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return value | HANDLE OF OBJECT | VT_DISPATCH | |
| Name | A | VT_BSTR | By value |
An interface to the object identified by the name specified in
Name.
Used to identify a specific object by name. The name must be from one of the following categories:
A file moniker, for instance c:\MyDoc.doc.
An URL moniker, for instance http://www.myorg.org/MyDoc.doc or ftp://ftp.myorg.org/MyDoc.doc.
A name of an object contained in the ROT. The names of the
objects in the ROT can be retrieved using the interface
IRunningObjects.
If a file or URL moniker is specified, the corresponding object is loaded into the application that is registered for the corresponding file extension and an interface pointer (object handle) to the object is returned. If the object is already loaded into the application, an interface pointer (object handle) to the already running instance is returned.
Example:
define data local 1 #util handle of object 1 #obj handle of object 1 #content handle of object 1 #word handle of object 1 #doc (a) dynamic 1 #text (a) dynamic end-define * * Create an instance of the utilities class. create object #util of 'SoftwareAG.NaturalX.Utilities.4' if #util eq null-handle escape routine end-if * * Load a document into Microsoft Word. * The option (ad=o) is essential, because the * method expects a by value parameter. #doc := 'c:\word.doc' send 'BindToObject' to #util with #doc (ad=o) return #obj if #obj eq null-handle escape routine end-if * * Access the content of the document. #content := #obj.Content #text := #content.Text write 'Content:' #text (al=60) * * Close Microsoft Word. #word := #obj.Application send 'Quit' to #word * end
