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--- blogtng:2010-06-17:imaris_-_java [2010/06/17 15:43] – created kota
+++ blogtng:2010-06-17:imaris_-_java [2010/06/17 23:12] – kota
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 ===== Imaris - Java =====
+Here is some notes on accessing Imaris contents from Java. Since this example uses COM interface via jacob.dll, platform is limited to windows.
 ==== Setup ====
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-Example java code by Volker Bäcker is available in the Bitplane linked above. I downloaded the java file made it testable in Eclipse (simply add jacob.jar file in the build path).
+Example java code by Volker Bäcker is available in the Bitplane site linked above. I downloaded the java file and then made it testable in Eclipse (simply add jacob.jar file in the project build path).
 === Start button: starts up Imaris ===
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 "mVisible" is a property of IApplication Interface and details are in:
 http://www.bitplane.com/products/imarisxt/doc/interfaceIApplication.html#6dd1946c64e40cac3f7ca33fc85e520c
+ActiveXComponent is a class provided in Jacob package, and accessing Imaris functions are mostly done through the method of this class. Java doc is at:
+http://www.jarvana.com/jarvana/view/net/sf/jacob-project/jacob/1.14.3/jacob-1.14.3-javadoc.jar!/api/com/jacob/activeX/ActiveXComponent.html
 === text field & "Load" button (first and second line) ===
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 </code>
-imarisapplication is an instance of ActiveXComponent constructed above. "FileOpen" is a member funciton of IApplication Interface and details are in:
+imarisapplication is an instance of ActiveXComponent constructed above. Class Variant is described in the Jacob Java doc:
+http://www.jarvana.com/jarvana/view/net/sf/jacob-project/jacob/1.14.3/jacob-1.14.3-javadoc.jar!/api/com/jacob/com/Variant.html
+"FileOpen" is a member funciton of IApplication Interface and details are in:
 http://www.bitplane.com/products/imarisxt/doc/interfaceIApplication.html#eef133819f46ccfb4af8a4483990436f