Convert .doc to .pdf

[Thales]

Good morning,

I need to convert some files from .doc to .pdf. I've googled it a
little bit and all the solutions I've found used the OpenOffice API,
but I can't use it.

Anybody knows a library that I can use to do it?

Thanks

 

[Marco Nawijn]

Good morning,

I need to convert some files from .doc to .pdf. I've googled it a
little bit and all the solutions I've found used the OpenOffice API,
but I can't use it.

Anybody knows a library that I can use to do it?

Thanks

What about using the win32 API and use the free PDFCreator (http://
sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) PDF printer?

This should be very simple (code untested, but should be roughly OK):
- Instantiate MS/Word application
The PrintOut call is a little tricky. I normally try to decode and
guess the Python call from the corresponding VisualBasic code I record
with the macro recording facility. I know there are more sophisticated
methods out there, but I never tried them.

Regards,

Marco

 

[Thales]

What about using the win32 API and use the free  PDFCreator (http://
sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) PDF printer?

This should be very simple (code untested, but should be roughly OK):
- Instantiate MS/Word application
  >> from win32com.client import Dispatch
  >> app = Dispatch('Word.Application')
- Open your document
  >> doc = app.Documents.Open("demo.doc")
- Print to PDF
  >> app.ActivePrinter = "PDFCreator"
  >> app.PrintOut(....)

The PrintOut call is a little tricky. I normally try to decode and
guess the Python call from the corresponding VisualBasic code I record
with the macro recording facility. I know there are more sophisticated
methods out there, but I never tried them.

Regards,

Marco

Thanks for your help Marco, but it has to work on linux, not on
windows. Is possible to import this win32com on linux systems? How?

Thank you!

 

[Marco Nawijn]

Thanks for your help Marco, but it has to work on linux, not on
windows. Is possible to import this win32com on linux systems? How?

Thank you!

Nope. The win32 related packages only work on Windows systems.

Maybe Wine is an option? So running a genuine MS Office under Wine on
Linux?
Otherwise, your best bet is still OpenOffice (although you mention you
cannot use it)

Regards,

Marco

 

[Stephen Hansen]

Thanks for your help Marco, but it has to work on linux, not on
windows. Is possible to import this win32com on linux systems? How?

You should include your full requirements when you originally ask

That said... I think you're out of luck.

Doc's are a proprietary format. The only way to /read/ them (required to
convert them to PDF) is to get something that can understand them.
There's no readily available library that I'm aware of capable of doing
so. Certain word processing utilities have varying degrees of ability to
(depending on how old the file format is) -- with OpenOffice being the
most controllable.

So I think you either need to figure out a way to turn your "can't use
it" into a "can" or -- I'm back to out of luck

--

Stephen Hansen
... Also: Ixokai
... Mail: me+list/python (AT) ixokai (DOT) io
... Blog: http://meh.ixokai.io/


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[Thomas Jollans]

Good morning,

I need to convert some files from .doc to .pdf. I've googled it a
little bit and all the solutions I've found used the OpenOffice API,
but I can't use it.

Anybody knows a library that I can use to do it?

Why can't you use OpenOffice?

In my experience, there are only very few programs able to read msword
files fully and properly: MS Word itself (obviously not an option), and
OpenOffice.org (maybe your best bet)

if you're really only interested in extracting the text, there are a few
tools that you could hook into - "wv" (for word view) springs to mind.

-- Thomas

 

[Colin J. Williams]

What about using the win32 API and use the free PDFCreator (http://
sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) PDF printer?

This should be very simple (code untested, but should be roughly OK):
- Instantiate MS/Word application

The PrintOut call is a little tricky. I normally try to decode and
guess the Python call from the corresponding VisualBasic code I record
with the macro recording facility. I know there are more sophisticated
methods out there, but I never tried them.

Regards,

Marco

Or you could download and use OpenOffice, if there are few files to convert.

Colin W

 

[Dotan Cohen]

Why can't you use OpenOffice?

This is the real question. OOo can even be installed on a machine with
no video card and run as a service in order to convert documents. The
OP might also be interested in this gem from a prominent Wine dev:
http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/unoconv/

Any answer to the question will depend on why the OP cannot run OOo,
and most likely the answer will be a fix for how to in fact run it
anyway (or MSO).

 

[sharon hill]

Good morning,

I need to convert some files from .doc to .pdf. I've googled it a
little bit and all the solutions I've found used the OpenOffice API,
but I can't use it.

Anybody knows a library that I can use to do it?

Thanks

Converting a word document into a PDF has become so easy. Recently, I
have found a site aafter.com, which enables me to do this with just
some clicks and at free of cost. I simply need to type pdf: followed
by the source version of the html file, or word file (saved as html).
Or, I can just paste the word doc after typing pdf: in the search box
and press enter. I don't need to download any software. You can try
this.

 

[Aahz]

I need to convert some files from .doc to .pdf. I've googled it a
little bit and all the solutions I've found used the OpenOffice API,
but I can't use it.

Anybody knows a library that I can use to do it?

Antiword:
http://www.winfield.demon.nl/