I am not a highly experienced programmer, but several years ago, I wrote up some code in MS VBA that copied verses from Libronix 3 automatically into a MS Word document. I would type the reference plus the translation I wanted (e.g. "AMP") in the document, and the VBA code would get the Bible text and paste it into my document immediately following the reference I had typed.
Because of this, I have hung on to my Libronix 3 software. But I recently heard from Logos that with the upcoming version of IE, they are essentially abandoning version 3. I have been looking through the 4 API, and I am somewhat confused. Is there a way to create a program that will do what i have been doing with version 3?
Any help would be appreciated!
KM
Kevin,
The script sounds quite cool and I wonder if it would port to OpenOffice.org?
Kevin MacMillan:But I recently heard from Logos that with the upcoming version of IE, they are essentially abandoning version 3.
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Does your program work when Libronix is not started? Are you working directly with COM objects?
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Hi Thomas
Actually, the program is indeed quite cool, although it's not entirely without bugs. I will certainly post the code if you'd like to have a look at it. I actually got the core of it from the Logos web site many years ago, then developed it further.
Thanks also for the links re IE 9. It looks like all is well for Libronix 3. At the same time, I would like to see if I can get this macro running with Logos 4.
Thanks again
Hi Timothy
Thanks for your reply. No, the macro doesn't work if Libronix is not running. I tried to get the macro to load Libronix, but I couldn't get it to work. would you like to see the code?
Kevin MacMillan: I have been looking through the 4 API, and I am somewhat confused. Is there a way to create a program that will do what i have been doing with version 3?
I have been looking through the 4 API, and I am somewhat confused. Is there a way to create a program that will do what i have been doing with version 3?
I assume that you've already seen the following wiki pages:
The Logos Smart Tag uses the COM API to paste verses into Word, so I think the API should be sufficient for your needs.
Here's a simple example that may be able to get you going. Create a new macro module; in the Tools > References dialog, add a reference to Logos Bible Software 4 Type Library. Paste in the following macro; whenever you run it, it should insert John 3:16 into your document.
Sub CopyBibleVerses() Dim launcher As LogosLauncher Dim app As LogosApplication Dim cbv As LogosCopyBibleVerses Dim req As LogosCopyBibleVersesRequest
Set launcher = New LogosLauncher Set app = launcher.Application Set cbv = app.CopyBibleVerses Set req = cbv.CreateRequest req.Reference = app.DataTypes.GetDataType("bible").ParseReference("John 3:16") Selection.TypeText Text:=cbv.GetText(req)End Sub
Hi Bradley
This is great - thank you very much! Two questions:
1) Is there a way to specify a Bible version?
2) Is there a way to specify a style?
Thaknyou so much again!
Kevin
Kevin MacMillan: 1) Is there a way to specify a Bible version? 2) Is there a way to specify a style?
Sorry, not in the current API. As noted in the API documentation, this (simple) method just uses "the user’s preferred Bible and the last-selected style in the Copy Bible Verses panel".
Hmmm. I don't suppose thre's a way to change the preferred Bible through the API?
If this doesn't work, is there another way to approach this?
Thanks again for your help - I greatly appreciate it.