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Subject:    Re: generate printable output from odt file on commandline
From:       Markus Heller <markus () relix ! de>
Date:       2006-01-14 20:20:51
Message-ID: 200601142120.52218.markus () relix ! de
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Dear list,

Henrik Sundberg <storangen@gmail.com> replied to an according email on the 
OpenOffice discussion list:

2006/1/14, Markus Heller <markus@relix.de>:
> This, however, makes it necessary that a server can generate PS or PDF files
> from the ODT templates on a scripting (commandline) base.
>
> Thus my question: Is there a tool or a method which allows me to render ODT 
on
> the commandline? The tool should not require graphical output since it is
> meant to run on a system without an X-server (graphical engine)
>

Perhaps I misunderstand the question completely.
I expect it to be easy to create a macro that exports a document in
PDF format. This, together with info from Louis Suarez-Potts in
another thread can be what you are looking for:
"Like its Microsoft counterpart, OpenOffice has a macro language. You can
start up OpenOffice from the Linux or Windows command-line prompt with
instructions to to run a particular macro, and you can even pass a
filename as a parameter to that macro. Adding the -invisible switch to
the command line tells OpenOffice to start up without the graphical user
interface (GUI)."

Since OpenOffice is OK, but though a little like a dino (huge, slow to load), 
I would like to know, if there is an according lightweight KOffice tool to 
accomplish this task :-)

Best wishes 
Markus

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