Macro (LibreOffice) for Underlining specific author in Bibliography

gistfile1.txt

sub UnderlineAuthors
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem define variables
dim document   as object
dim dispatcher as object
rem ---  Modify here the variable for number of authors (that is used hereafter in the macro in the for loop)
dim authors(37) as string
dim i As Integer

authors(0)="TOOFIK AM"
authors(1)="ANOTHER ONE"
rem ---  etc....



rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem get access to the document
document   = ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame
dispatcher = createUnoService("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper")



dim args1(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
dim args2(0) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args2(0).Name = "Underline.LineStyle"
args2(0).Value = 1



For i = 0 To 37

args1(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args1(0).Value = 2
args1(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args1(1).Value = 0
args1(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args1(2).Value = true
args1(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args1(3).Value = false
args1(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args1(4).Value = false
args1(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args1(5).Value = false
args1(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args1(6).Value = false
args1(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args1(7).Value = false
args1(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args1(8).Value = 0
args1(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args1(9).Value = 65536
args1(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args1(10).Value = authors(i)
args1(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args1(12).Value = 255
args1(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args1(13).Value = 2
args1(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args1(14).Value = 2
args1(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args1(15).Value = 2
args1(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args1(16).Value = 1280
args1(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args1(17).Value = 1
args1(18).Name = "Quiet"
args1(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args1())
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:Underline", "", 0, args2())

Next i

end sub