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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_DocumentContainer_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sdb_DocumentContainer_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_DefinitionContainer_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sdb/DefinitionContainer.idl>
#endif
#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdb_DefinitionContent_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sdb/DefinitionContent.idl>
#endif


 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module lang {
 published interface XMultiServiceFactory;
};};};};

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module frame {
 published interface XComponentLoader;
};};};};

  module com {  module sun {  module star {  module container {
 published interface XHierarchicalNameContainer;
};};};};


 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdb {


/** describes a container which provides access to documents embedded into a database document,
    usually forms and reports.

	<p>The <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments()</member>
	should be used to create sub document container or form, or report objects.</p>

    <p>The embedded documents do not support any particular database related service, instead, they're
    usual <type scope="com::sun::star::document">OfficeDocument</type>s.<br/>
    The only thing worth mentioning here is that they support the
    <type scope="com::sun::star::container">XChild</type> interface, whose
    <member scope="com::sun::star::container">XChild::getParent</member> method can be used to
    obtain the database document which the embedded document belongs to.
    </p>

	@see DocumentDefinition
    @see OfficeDatabaseDocument
 */
service DocumentContainer
{
	service DefinitionContainer;

    /** provides functionality for treating the container as part of a hierarchy
        of a database document's sub documents.

        <p>The <member scope="com::sun::star::ucb">XCommandProcessor::execute</member> method
        of a <code>DocumentDefinition</code> supports at least the following commands, additionally to
        the ones already supported by the DefinitionContent:
        <ul>
            <li><strong>open</strong>: provides a <type scope="com::sun::star::ucb::">XDynamicResultSet</type>
                to enumerate the content of the document container.</li>
            <li><strong>delete</strong>: deletes the document container, including all contained documents.</li>
        </ul>
    */
    service DefinitionContent;

	/** can be used to load the document inside.
		<p>
		URL: describes the name of the document definition to load,
		TargetFrameName: isn't used.
		SearchFlags: isn't used.
		Arguments:
		<ol>
			<li>PropertyValue</li>
				Name = ActiveConnection
				Value = The connection which should be used when opening the text document.
			<li>PropertyValue</li>
				Name = OpenMode
				Value = string, "open" if the document should be opened in live mode (editing is not possible),
								"openDesign" if the document should be open in design mode (editing is possible)
		</ol>
		@see com::sun::star::sdbc::XConnection
		</p>
	*/
	interface com::sun::star::frame::XComponentLoader;

	/** can be used to create container elements.
		<p>
		If this interface is supported, the object created using it (e.g., the object returned by
		<method scope="com.sun.star.lang">XMultiServiceFactory::createInstanceWithArguments()</method>
		) can be used as container elements.
		</p>
	 */
	interface com::sun::star::lang::XMultiServiceFactory;

	/** can be used to create folder hierarchies and to organize forms or reports in different sub folders.
	*/
	interface com::sun::star::container::XHierarchicalNameContainer;
};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

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#endif