unable to convert Document to PDF with UNO and JAVA

[baptux]

I'm currently writing a software in java that should be able to convert to document from/to multiple format, even exporting to PDF

I'm using OOo1.1beta2, with the 1.1beta2 SDK, on Linux, and java 1.4.1 and I'm not able to convert any document to pdf, all other formats I need are ok, but not PDF.

I've read the past topic about the same problem, but nothing in this topic helps me to make it work

If someone get it working, can post the way he got that.

In my test the DocumentConverter example doesn't work either.

[rubier]

In first, excuse me for my bad english.

I am using java api since 1.0.2 around writter. And i cannot see how to export a sxw file to a pdf file. I load a template, i replace text, i save the new document to sxw format and i use the acrobatdistiller OK!
Since 1.1b2 it is possible to export to pdf directly. Is this method better than acrobatdistiller? and if yes there everyone who can give me a sample?
thank you

[zoddo]

[AfinitySix]

Generating PDF Documents via OpenOffice.org was never possible until the 1.1 Beta version.

I assume you have gone through the Developer's samples about Document Handling, and you are familar with the XInterface concepts.

I will no go through the details about obtaining an XTextDocument instance.

The codes used to generate PDF are as follows:

[Guest]

test

[ootheway]

Hi, I try but got an IO exception...here is my function. Please help.

Thanks.

static public void saveDocument(XComponent doc, String name){
try {
//XTextDocument document = ... //This is where you get the XTextDocument
XComponent document = doc;
XModel xModel = (XModel)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, document);

XFrame xFrame = xModel.getCurrentController().getFrame();
xFrame.activate();

XStorable xStorable = (XStorable)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XStorable.class, document);

PropertyValue[] props = new PropertyValue[2];
props[0] = new PropertyValue();
props[0].Name = "FilterName";
props[0].Value = "writer_pdf_Export";
props[1] = new PropertyValue();
props[1].Name = "CompressionMode";
props[1].Value = "1";

String tURL = "file:///D:/PDFTest.pdf";
xStorable.storeToURL(tURL, props);
System.out.println("document save!");
} catch (Exception ex) {
//Exception handling goes here
System.err.println( ex );
}
}

[ootheway]

props[0].Value = "writer_pdf_Export";

for impress to pdf, change this value to:

props[0].Value = "impress_pdf_Export";

[AfinitySix]

I noticed the statement you used implicitly casts doc to an XComponent. Although all documents are based on the XComponent, you may need to use the UnoRuntime to query the interface to get a proper interface.

Try putting a statement after the code:

[Guest]

[didierkl]

Hi all, I've been trying for a while to use the filters, but I never managed to use them. I need to export an OpenOffice file to the pdf file format, for that I created a method based on the example from this topic. Here's my code:

private boolean convertToPDF(String filename)
{
// Converting the document to the favoured type
try {
String stringUrl = "file:///"+filename.replace('\\', '/' );
XComponentLoader CompLoader = connect2Office();

// Loading the wanted document
XComponent objectDocumentToStore =CompLoader.loadComponentFromURL(stringUrl, "_blank", 0, new PropertyValue[0] );

XModel xModel = (XModel)UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XModel.class, objectDocumentToStore);

XFrame xFrame = xModel.getCurrentController().getFrame();
xFrame.activate();


XStorable xstorable =( XStorable ) UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XStorable.class,objectDocumentToStore );
PropertyValue[] props = new PropertyValue[2];
props[0] = new PropertyValue();
props[0].Name = "FilterName";
props[0].Value = "writer_pdf_Export";
props[1] = new PropertyValue();
props[1].Name = "CompressionMode";
props[1].Value = "1";

stringUrl = "file:///e:/test.pdf";

xstorable.storeAsURL( stringUrl, props );
objectDocumentToStore.dispose();
}
catch( Exception exception )
{
exception.printStackTrace();
return false;
}
return true;
}


Is there something wrong?? When I execute this code I get the follwing exception:

com.sun.star.io.IOException:
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:274)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.protocols.urp.Unmarshal.readThrowable(Unmarshal.java:315)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.protocols.urp.Unmarshal.readAny(Unmarshal.java:157)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.protocols.urp.Unmarshal.readObject(Unmarshal.java:404)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.protocols.urp.urp.readReply(urp.java:192)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.protocols.urp.urp.readMessage(urp.java:308)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.protocols.urp.urp.readMessage(urp.java:607)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.bridges.java_remote.java_remote_bridge$MessageDispatcher.invoke(java_remote_bridge.java:182)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.bridges.java_remote.java_remote_bridge$MessageDispatcher.run(java_remote_bridge.java:173)

I need help!!!

Thanks,

Didier Klein

[DannyB]

Please see my two posts in regard to this over here...

http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13206#13206

http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13205#13205

And please tell me where you learned of this CompressionMode?
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[didierkl]

Hi,

I found the compression mode argument in various threads of this forum... I don't know if it works but the people who used seemed to be happy with it. Anyway, when I try to leave out the compression mode:

[didierkl]

Hi all,

After trying a lot of different stuff, I tried to use the storeToURL instead of storeAsUrl... and guess what it worked !!

Anyway this seems to be working alright, but I still have a strange behaviour of openoffice while loading the sxw document. Sometimes OpenOffice crashes and sometimes it doesn't ... Anyone having the same problem ???

The compressionMode parameter doesn't work... I don't know if it's normal or not but when I'm specifying this parameter, I get the same exception as mentionned before (IOException).

See y'all,

Didier Klein

[HeS]

To save spreadsheet as PDF file.

1. FilterName="calc_pdf_Export" (NOT "writer_pdf_Export")
2. Use "storeToURL"

You need not activate XFrame.

[kwoot]

since the pdf export function is unable to export eps graphs in the header I do a print to ps and then ps2pdf in the shell. It works at least.

Now I want to automate this:

-get the name of the document
-replace .sxw with .pdf
-start shell with ps2pdf documentname pdfname

can anyone tell me how to get the documentname?
example of shell syntax would be nice (if someone has it)

thanks