samples/oleauto/oleauto.cpp

   1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   2 // Name:        oleauto.cpp
   3 // Purpose:     OLE Automation wxWindows sample
   4 // Author:      Julian Smart
   5 // Modified by:
   6 // Created:     08/12/98
   7 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
   8 // Copyright:   (c) Julian Smart
   9 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
  10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  11
  12 // ============================================================================
  13 // declarations
  14 // ============================================================================
  15
  16 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  17 // headers
  18 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  19 #ifdef __GNUG__
  20     #pragma implementation "oleauto.cpp"
  21     #pragma interface "oleauto.cpp"
  22 #endif
  23
  24 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
  25 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
  26
  27 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
  28     #pragma hdrstop
  29 #endif
  30
  31 // for all others, include the necessary headers (this file is usually all you
  32 // need because it includes almost all "standard" wxWindows headers
  33 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
  34     #include "wx/wx.h"
  35 #endif
  36
  37 #include <wx/msw/ole/automtn.h>
  38
  39 #ifndef __WXMSW__
  40 #error "Sorry, this sample works under Windows only."
  41 #endif
  42
  43 #ifdef __WATCOMC__
  44 #error "Sorry, Watcom C++ does not support wxAutomationObject."
  45 #endif
  46
  47 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  48 // ressources
  49 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  50 // the application icon
  51 #if defined(__WXGTK__) || defined(__WXMOTIF__)
  52     #include "mondrian.xpm"
  53 #endif
  54
  55 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  56 // private classes
  57 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  58
  59 // Define a new application type, each program should derive a class from wxApp
  60 class MyApp : public wxApp
  61 {
  62 public:
  63     // override base class virtuals
  64     // ----------------------------
  65
  66     // this one is called on application startup and is a good place for the app
  67     // initialization (doing it here and not in the ctor allows to have an error
  68     // return: if OnInit() returns false, the application terminates)
  69     virtual bool OnInit();
  70 };
  71
  72 // Define a new frame type: this is going to be our main frame
  73 class MyFrame : public wxFrame
  74 {
  75 public:
  76     // ctor(s)
  77     MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size);
  78
  79     // event handlers (these functions should _not_ be virtual)
  80     void OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& event);
  81     void OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& event);
  82     void OnTest(wxCommandEvent& event);
  83
  84 private:
  85     // any class wishing to process wxWindows events must use this macro
  86     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
  87 };
  88
  89 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  90 // constants
  91 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  92
  93 // IDs for the controls and the menu commands
  94 enum
  95 {
  96     // menu items
  97     OleAuto_Quit = 1,
  98     OleAuto_About,
  99     OleAuto_Test,
 100
 101     // controls start here (the numbers are, of course, arbitrary)
 102     OleAuto_Text = 1000,
 103 };
 104
 105 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 106 // event tables and other macros for wxWindows
 107 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 108
 109 // the event tables connect the wxWindows events with the functions (event
 110 // handlers) which process them. It can be also done at run-time, but for the
 111 // simple menu events like this the static method is much simpler.
 112 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
 113     EVT_MENU(OleAuto_Quit,  MyFrame::OnQuit)
 114     EVT_MENU(OleAuto_About, MyFrame::OnAbout)
 115     EVT_MENU(OleAuto_Test, MyFrame::OnTest)
 116 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 117
 118 // Create a new application object: this macro will allow wxWindows to create
 119 // the application object during program execution (it's better than using a
 120 // static object for many reasons) and also declares the accessor function
 121 // wxGetApp() which will return the reference of the right type (i.e. MyApp and
 122 // not wxApp)
 123 IMPLEMENT_APP(MyApp)
 124
 125 // ============================================================================
 126 // implementation
 127 // ============================================================================
 128
 129 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 130 // the application class
 131 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 132
 133 // `Main program' equivalent: the program execution "starts" here
 134 bool MyApp::OnInit()
 135 {
 136     // Create the main application window
 137     MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame("OleAuto wxWindows App",
 138                                  wxPoint(50, 50), wxSize(450, 340));
 139
 140     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
 141     // @@@ what does it do exactly, in fact? is it necessary here?
 142     frame->Show(TRUE);
 143     SetTopWindow(frame);
 144
 145     // success: wxApp::OnRun() will be called which will enter the main message
 146     // loop and the application will run. If we returned FALSE here, the
 147     // application would exit immediately.
 148     return TRUE;
 149 }
 150
 151 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 152 // main frame
 153 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 154
 155 // frame constructor
 156 MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
 157        : wxFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, -1, title, pos, size)
 158 {
 159     // set the frame icon
 160     SetIcon(wxICON(mondrian));
 161
 162     // create a menu bar
 163     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
 164
 165     menuFile->Append(OleAuto_Test, "&Test Excel Automation...");
 166     menuFile->Append(OleAuto_About, "&About...");
 167     menuFile->AppendSeparator();
 168     menuFile->Append(OleAuto_Quit, "E&xit");
 169
 170     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
 171     wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
 172     menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
 173
 174     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
 175     SetMenuBar(menuBar);
 176
 177     // create a status bar just for fun (by default with 1 pane only)
 178     CreateStatusBar(2);
 179     SetStatusText("Welcome to wxWindows!");
 180 }
 181
 182
 183 // event handlers
 184
 185 void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 186 {
 187     // TRUE is to force the frame to close
 188     Close(TRUE);
 189 }
 190
 191 void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 192 {
 193     wxMessageBox("This is an OLE Automation sample",
 194                  "About OleAuto", wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION, this);
 195 }
 196
 197 /* Tests OLE automation by making the active Excel cell bold,
 198  * and changing the text.
 199  */
 200 void MyFrame::OnTest(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 201 {
 202     wxMessageBox("Please ensure Excel is running, then press OK.\nThe active cell should then say 'wxWindows automation test!' in bold.");
 203
 204         wxAutomationObject excelObject, rangeObject;
 205         if (!excelObject.GetInstance("Excel.Application"))
 206         {
 207         if (!excelObject.CreateInstance("Excel.Application"))
 208         {
 209                     wxMessageBox("Could not create Excel object.");
 210                     return;
 211         }
 212         }
 213         if (!excelObject.PutProperty("ActiveCell.Value", "wxWindows automation test!"))
 214         {
 215                 wxMessageBox("Could not set active cell value.");
 216                 return;
 217         }
 218 #ifdef HAVE_BOOL
 219         if (!excelObject.PutProperty("ActiveCell.Font.Bold", wxVariant((bool) TRUE)) )
 220         {
 221                 wxMessageBox("Could not put Bold property to active cell.");
 222                 return;
 223         }
 224 #endif
 225 }
 226