RTF to PDF Command Line

I would like to convert an RTF document to PDF.  I know LO can do this
but what I would like is the ability for LO to do it from the command
line.  Is this possible?  I am running LO 3.4.4 on Windows XP.

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On 23-12-2011 16:44, Scott Jones wrote:
> I would like to convert an RTF document to PDF.  I know LO can do this
> but what I would like is the ability for LO to do it from the command
> line.  Is this possible?  I am running LO 3.4.4 on Windows XP.
>

JodConverter is the tool to do it from the command-line
see:
http://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/wiki/GettingStarted

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On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 07:16:04PM +0100, Luuk <[hidden email]> wrote:
> JodConverter is the tool to do it from the command-line
> see:
> http://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/wiki/GettingStarted

Or just do 'libreoffice --headless --convert-to pdf foo.rtf'.

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On 24-12-2011 00:57, Miklos Vajna wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 07:16:04PM +0100, Luuk <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> JodConverter is the tool to do it from the command-line
>> see:
>> http://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/wiki/GettingStarted
>
> Or just do 'libreoffice --headless --convert-to pdf foo.rtf'.
>

just tested that (with LO3.3), and it should be:
libreoffice -headless -convert-to pdf foo.rtf




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Sorry to sound clueless but I couldn't find a program called
libreoffice.exe on my windows XP pc running LO 3.4.4.  Do you mean
soffice.exe?

On Dec 24, 2011, at 6:50 AM, Luuk <[hidden email]> wrote:

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Hi :)

Ooops, yes.  The name soffice is the one to use.  It's left over from about a decade ago when the project forked off from Star Office ;)  Hopefully at some point the name will be changed but it's not trivial to do so and doesn't really gain much advantage. 

Apols and regards from
Tom :)


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Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: RTF to PDF Command Line
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Date: Saturday, 24 December, 2011, 14:42

Sorry to sound clueless but I couldn't find a program called
libreoffice.exe on my windows XP pc running LO 3.4.4.  Do you mean
soffice.exe?

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Hi :)
Hmm, i tried googling about this and some results suggested you might need to use

lowriter

instead of

soffice.exe
or
libreoffice.exe

Regards from
Tom :)




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From: Luuk <[hidden email]>
Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: RTF to PDF Command Line
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Date: Saturday, 24 December, 2011, 11:49

On 24-12-2011 00:57, Miklos Vajna wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 07:16:04PM +0100, Luuk <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> JodConverter is the tool to do it from the command-line
>> see:
>> http://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/wiki/GettingStarted
>
> Or just do 'libreoffice --headless --convert-to pdf foo.rtf'.
>

just tested that (with LO3.3), and it should be:
libreoffice -headless -convert-to pdf foo.rtf




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Why converting one foreign file format to another foreign file format? RTF is a native MS file format, poorly supported by LibreOffice. On Windows XP you have the WordPad and you may also install the MS Word Viewer to read RTF, doc and docx file formats. Then there are several PDF printers for free download. I can recommend FreePDF. On the command line you might be able call the MS application with a printer argument to print out the documents in question to the virtual PDF printer.

I understand where you're coming from but this is something that needs
to fit into an existing batch process on multiple machines that are
creating an RTF from word pad.  And portable LO would fit in perfectly
in headless mode.  Thanks for the input.

On Dec 24, 2011, at 9:27 PM, "Andreas Säger" <[hidden email]> wrote:

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After the Christmas festivities I will give it a try.  Thanks for the
guidance. Merry Christmas

On Dec 24, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Tom Davies <[hidden email]> wrote:

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On 12/24/2011 09:26 PM, Andreas Säger wrote: I may have missed a few messages in this thread, but I'm not sure.  
Anyway, I'm wondering what the problem
actually is.  If you just want to print the RTF file, LO ver. 3.4.4 does
it perfectly, at least for me.  Preserves font,
preserves formatting (I receive material that's fully justified, and it
maintains that).  It appears OK on screen,
and then it prints OK.  I just tried converting that file to PDF in LO,
opened it with Adobe Reader, and printed it.
It was OK on screen, and it printed perfectly on my LaserJet.  In other
words, all the operations were perfectly
transparent to the original RTF file, made on a PC with Microsoft (I
think--or it could have been made on an
older Mac with Microsoft). I am absolutely sure about the MS source,
however.

I am using Libre 3.4.4 on PCLinuxOs, latest upgraded version, KDE 4.6.5,
kernel 2.6.38.8.

I don't know what it would do with an image--I don't even know if RTF
supports images. But text is no problem.

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Hi :)
Don't worry.  Any time is ok.  This thread stays here and you can always create a new one if it's months or years before you get around to it.  

Rtf can hold images.  I just did a quick check.  Svg, png, gifs were all fine.  I didn't try jpgs.  Rtf can't cope with Macros

Microsoft promoted Rtf as a long-lasting format that all sorts of programs would use.  Apparently there was/is a court-case about it.  There were claims that Rtf was too proprietary to the extent that it was difficult for non-MS programs to integrate updates to the format into their programs.  So instead of being able to be used properly in all programs Rtf was really limited to MS programs.  Crazy huh?  MS have stopped developing Rtf so any current or future security issues or any problems at all will remain unfixed.  MS claim that DocX is "Open" but seem to be making  their implementation of it secret/proprietary.  

Now Adobe are promoting their Pdf format as the one format that can be read the same on any system.  It is a proprietary format.  It is free as long as they choose to keep it free but that could change anytime they like.  Also  if there are any problems or security issues then we have to rely on Adobe to fix them.  

Rtf to Pdf is a bit like "Out of the frying pan and into the fire".  It does sort things out temporarily but locks you in further.  Staying with Rtf makes more sense.  Moving to Odf is the best bet = at least it really is native to a wide variety of programs and is even supported in MS Office now.  

Regards from
Tom :)

i like bottom-quoting, so you know where to find my reply ;)

On 24-12-2011 17:10, Tom Davies wrote:
indeed, in my previous post it said: 'libreoffice', but that should be:
'soffice' (or 'soffice.exe', but this last bit wont work on linux ;) )

Use of 'lowriter' is basiccally the same as 'soffice -writer "$@"'

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Hi Luuk

Thanks for clarifying that.  It makes more sense now.  So the command would be either

soffice  -writer  --headless  --convert-to  pdf   file-name.rtf'

or

lowriter  --headless  --convert-to  pdf   file-name.rtf'

or on Windows a 3rd way of trying

soffice.exe  -writer  --headless  --convert-to  pdf   file-name.rtf'

or try the jod converter
http://code.google.com/p/jodconverter/wiki/GettingStarted

Pdf does have advantages.  People are unlikely to mess up a document by editing it because not many people have software that can edit them.  Also documents looks the same on pretty much any system and print the same on pretty much any printer.  

Regards from
Tom :)

On 26-12-2011 13:14, Tom wrote:
soffice   --headless  --convert-to  pdf   file-name.rtf

The option '-writer' is not needed, because an RTF-file will be openend
with writer per-default....

Is however 'strange'  that the options on a Windows computer need two
'--'  (i.e. --headless), and on linux just need one '-' (i.e. -headless)

Should this not be more standardized?




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On 26/12/2011 at 14:04, Luuk <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Is however 'strange'  that the options on a Windows computer need two
> '--'  (i.e. --headless), and on linux just need one '-' (i.e. -headless)
>
> Should this not be more standardized?

As far as I remember, options for Windows command-line programs are delimited
by slash (e.g. del /f some_file).

So, either way, LO behavior is non-standard for Windows apps. But, on the
other hand, most of Windows users does not use terminal mode - those who do
perhaps have some experience with Linux shells as well.
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On 26-12-2011 14:31, Mirosław Zalewski wrote:

You are right, so there are 2 options:
1) Do it the Windows-way, and make LO use the '/' for this stuff.

2) Do it the LO-way, and make sure the parameters are accepted the same
way on every implemented platform.

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The on thing I noticed was if I have quickstarter loaded which keeps
soffice.bin & soffice.exe loaded in memory this command, /soffice
--headless --convert-to PDF document.rtf/ doesn't create the PDF.  If I
exit quickstarter, which looks to close  soffice.bin & soffice.exe, then
execute the command the PDF is created.  Is there a parameter I'm
missing?  Also can I specify an output path?

On 12/26/2011 8:56 AM, Luuk wrote:

On 26-12-2011 14:31, Miros?aw Zalewski wrote:

You are right, so there are 2 options:
1) Do it the Windows-way, and make LO use the '/' for this stuff.

2) Do it the LO-way, and make sure the parameters are accepted the same
way on every implemented platform.



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Also is there some requirement that would allow the installed version of
LO to work and not the portable?

On 12/26/2011 8:56 AM, Luuk wrote:

On 26-12-2011 14:31, Miros?aw Zalewski wrote:

You are right, so there are 2 options:
1) Do it the Windows-way, and make LO use the '/' for this stuff.

2) Do it the LO-way, and make sure the parameters are accepted the same
way on every implemented platform.



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Never mind on the portable question.  It seems as if it was a bad
portable install.  but I wild still like to know if I can redirect the
PDF on output.

On 12/26/2011 8:56 AM, Luuk wrote:

On 26-12-2011 14:31, Miros?aw Zalewski wrote:

You are right, so there are 2 options:
1) Do it the Windows-way, and make LO use the '/' for this stuff.

2) Do it the LO-way, and make sure the parameters are accepted the same
way on every implemented platform.



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