Universal Network Objects (UNO) is the

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used in the OpenOffice.org and

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s. It is interface-based and designed to offer interoperability between different

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s, object models and machine architectures, on a single machine, within a LAN or over the Internet. Users can implement or access UNO components from any programming language for which a

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exists. Complete UNO language bindings exist for C++ (compiler-dependent),

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, Object REXX, Python, and

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. Bindings allowing access, but not writing, to components exist for StarOffice Basic,

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and the .NET

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. In particular, this API is used by macros. Universal Network Objects operate within the UNO Runtime Environment (URE). The

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version of UNO is released under the terms Apache License (Version 2) as

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UNO for function-calling

Examples: an external program can export an ODT file as a

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file, or import and convert a DOCX, calling LibreOffice by the UNO interface. Another external program can access a cell and formulas from LibreOffice Calc file. Application examples: ''Docvert'', ''JODConverter'', ''unoConv''.

UNO for Add-Ons

Programmers can write and integrate their own UNO components to OpenOffice/LibreOffice. Those components can be added to the LibreOffice menus and toolbars; they are called "Add-Ons". The Add-Ons can extend the functionality of LibreOffice. The integration of new components is supported by some tools and services. The three main steps are as follows: #Register the new components within LibreOffice. This can be accomplished using the tool unopkg. #Integrate the new components as services. The ProtocolHandler and JobDispatch services assist you. #Change the user interface (menus or toolbars). This can be done almost automatically by writing an XML text file that describes the changes. Application example: ''jOpenDocument''.

References

External links

;Apache OpenOffice
UNO Development Kit project page

Developer's Guide
;LibreOffice

Inside LibreOffice: Universal Network Objects
;Language bridges (native for Java and Python)
UNO for Object REXX

UNO for PHP (written in C++)

UNO for FreePascal/Delphi
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