LibreOffice Conference 2025

File Dialog macro variations
2025-09-05, 16:00–16:30 (Europe/Budapest), Auditorium

Supporting Excel & Notes file dialogs using FilePicker & FolderPicker services.

Basic & Python examples


VBA support in LibreOffice is limited and loosely documented.

FilePicker and FolderPicker UNO services can be used to transpose:
- GetOpenFileName, GetSaveAsFileName VBA Office methods
- OpenFileDialog, SaveFileDialog LotusScript Notes methods

see FilePicker cheatsheet

LibreOffice activities:

  • Macros & Scripting online help review & maintenance
  • Basic statements diagrams
  • Python online help
  • ScriptForge Python/Basic scripting library co-initiator with JP Ledure
  • SF library online help
  • TDF wiki macro-related documentation
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