Storing a Reference to the Document Object when the Office App initializes

hello,

i'm trying create task pane app excel , utilizing msdn article http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj891051.aspx.

the article suggest store reference mentioned in title. problem new javascript think missing simple in encapsulation.

the errors methods app.initialization() or app.get_document(office.document.context) don't exist.

i appreciate help.

/// <reference path="../app.js" />  /// <reference path="../office.js" />  /// <reference path="~/scripts/office/1.1/excel-web-16.00.debug.js" />  /// <reference path="~/scripts/office/1.1/office-vsdoc.js" />    (function () {      "use strict";        // initialize function must run each time new page loaded      office.initialize = function (reason) {          //display initialization reason.          if (reason == "inserted")              write("the app inserted");          if (reason == "documentopened")              write("the app part of document.");            //function writes div id="message" on page.          function write(message) {              document.getelementbyid('message').innertext += message;          }            $(document).ready(function() {                app.initialize();                //store reference document object when app initializes              app.get_document(office.context.document);                }    //use self-executing anonymous function encapsulate functionality app uses   var app = (function () {          var _document;            function get_document(officedocument) {              _document = officedocument;          }          // other fields , functions associated app      return {          get_document: get_document          //other exposed members      };      });  })();

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john donnelly

hi john,

i noticed define app object in function below:

    office.initialize = function (reason) {}

after move outside function below:

/// <reference path="../app.js" />   (function () {      "use strict";      // initialize function must run each time new page loaded      office.initialize = function (reason) {          $(document).ready(function () {              // app.initialize();             app.get_document(office.context.document);                     });     };      //use self-executing anonymous function encapsulate functionality app uses      var app = (function () {          var _document;         function get_document(officedocument) {              _document = officedocument;          }          // other fields , functions associated app          return {               get_document: get_document              //other exposed members          };      })();  })();

i can use function app.get_document. , since have redefined app , there no method in object, can’t use function app.initialize() anymore.

you can more detail apps office link below:

overview of apps office

best regards

fei

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