[Solved] Embed ASCII File in Spreadsheet

[VBandOoffice]

Hi all,
I'm doing calibrations of measurement devices. Results are saved in a spreadsheet.

Now I've the idea to embed the settings of the measurement device in this spreadsheet, as well.
This settings are a small ASCII-File.

I tried to to rename this file to .bmp and to insert it like as a picture. But this is not working.
(Rename from .ods to .zip and put the file to picture folder has not worked, too)

Does anybody knows if this is possible and how to do?

Best regards,
VBandOoffice

[John_Ha]

1. Open the ASCII file with Notepad
2. Copy all
3. Paste into Calc.

Or

1. Open the ASCII file with Notepad
2. Press Alt+PrtScr to copy Notepad window as a
3. Paste image into Calc.
4. Repeat as required.

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[VBandOoffice]

Yes, this will work. But I'm looking for a solution to embed the file - not only the ASCII text.

If I don't find the solution, I'm searching for, maybe I will use this one.

Regards,
VBandOoffice

[John_Ha]

See Linking to external data and following on pages 270 - 282 of the Calc Guide.

This is Insert > Object > OLE Object > Further objects > tick Create from file > Navigate to some text.txt stored on my Desktop. I have the option to bring in the file or to link to it.

This is the macro I recorded while doing so: When running it It opens the window at Insert > Object > OLE Object ..., and I have to complete the selection.

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sub zz_ole
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem define variables
dim document   as object
dim dispatcher as object
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem get access to the document
document   = ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame
dispatcher = createUnoService("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper")

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:InsertObject", "", 0, Array())

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:InsertObject", "", 0, Array())

end sub

See also 7.11. Insert An OLE Object in Pitonyak's book which is for inserting in Writer.

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7.11. Insert An OLE Object
The rumor is that with OpenOffice version 1.1, the following code will insert an OLE object
into a write document. The CLSID may be an external OLE object.
Listing 7.37: Insert an OLE object.
SName = "com.sun.star.text.TextEmbeddedObject"
obj = ThisComponent.createInstance(sName)
obj.CLSID = "47BBB4CB-CE4C-4E80-A591-42D9AE74950F"
obj.attach(ThisComponent.currentController().Selection.getByIndex(0))
If you select an embedded object in writer, you can access its API with:
oModel = ThisComponent.currentController().Selection.Model
This provides the same interface to the object as if you created the object by loading a
document with loadComponentFromURL

[VBandOoffice]

Hi John_Ha,
thank you very much - this looks pretty good to me. I will test it and post result (maybe this will take one or two days).

Best regards,
VBandOoffice