Microsoft Excel with Eclipse

3.1. Create Project

Create a new project "ExcelTest". See Eclipse RCP for details. Use the "RCP with a view" as a template. Run it and see that is working.

3.2. Change View code

Select View.java and replace the coding with the following.

    
package exceltest;

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWTError;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OleClientSite;
import org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32.OleFrame;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.ui.part.ViewPart;

public class View extends ViewPart {

 public static final String ID = "ExcelTest.view";
 private OleClientSite site;

 public View() {
 }

 @Override
 public void createPartControl(Composite parent) {
  try {
   OleFrame frame = new OleFrame(parent, SWT.NONE);
   site = new OleClientSite(frame, SWT.NONE, "Excel.Sheet");
  } catch (SWTError e) {
   System.out.println("Unable to open activeX control");
   return;
  }
 }

 @Override
 public void setFocus() {
  // Have to set the focus see https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=207688
   site.setFocus();
 }

}

   

Start your application and excel should be displayed.