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+/* -*- Mode: Java; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
+ *  the BSD license.
+ *
+ *  Copyright 2000, 2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *  are met:
+ *  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *  3. Neither the name of Sun Microsystems, Inc. nor the names of its
+ *     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ *  "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ *  LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ *  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ *  COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ *  INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ *  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ *  OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ *  ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
+ *  TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
+ *  USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ *************************************************************************/
+
+// __________ Imports __________
+
+import com.sun.star.uno.UnoRuntime;
+import com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext;
+import com.sun.star.lang.XComponent;
+import com.sun.star.frame.XComponentLoader;
+
+public class Helper
+{
+    // __________ static helper methods __________
+
+    /** Connect to an office, if no office is running a new instance is started.
+     * A new connection is established and the service manager from the running
+     * office is returned.
+     */
+    public static XComponentContext connect()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        // get the remote office component context
+        XComponentContext xOfficeContext =
+            com.sun.star.comp.helper.Bootstrap.bootstrap();
+
+        // if connection fails an exception is thrown
+        System.out.println("Connected to a running office ...");
+
+        return xOfficeContext;
+    }
+
+    /** creates and instantiates new document
+    */
+    public static com.sun.star.lang.XComponent createDocument(
+        com.sun.star.uno.XComponentContext xOfficeContext,
+        String sURL, String sTargetFrame, int nSearchFlags,
+        com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue[] aArgs )
+            throws Exception
+    {
+        XComponentLoader aLoader =
+            UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+                    XComponentLoader.class,
+                    xOfficeContext.getServiceManager().createInstanceWithContext(
+                            "com.sun.star.frame.Desktop", xOfficeContext));
+
+        XComponent xComponent =
+            UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
+            XComponent.class, aLoader.loadComponentFromURL(
+                sURL, sTargetFrame, nSearchFlags, aArgs ) );
+
+        if ( xComponent == null )
+            throw new Exception( "could not create document: " + sURL );
+        return xComponent;
+    }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */