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Re: Doc to PDF/HTML converter plugins available in Ruby?

SonOfLilit

2/18/2007 7:01:00 PM

I recall something VERY similar being discussed on the list a few days
ago, have a search :-)
2 Answers

SonOfLilit

2/18/2007 7:05:00 PM

0

Here. Sorry for being lazy.


http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/vframe.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/238888?238...


To any whom might read this: PLUG of the adopt-a-newbie thread, if you
feel like you're not comfortable with Ruby yet this might help YOU!
:-)

Aur Saraf

On 2/18/07, SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@gmail.com> wrote:
> I recall something VERY similar being discussed on the list a few days
> ago, have a search :-)
>
>

Hugh A. Cayless

2/19/2007 1:51:00 PM

0

You might look at http://www.artofsolving.com/opensource/jo...
which uses the OpenOffice API to run document conversions through
it. I used it in a project last year, and it seems to work quite
well on Linux. Since it runs as a web service, calling out to it
from Ruby is straightforward.

Hugh

On Feb 19, 2007, at 8:29 AM, Invincible Code wrote:

> I hope it works for Microsoft 2000 and onwards as well.
>
> btw I found a solution yesterday by using pdfcreator free utility
> which
> basically creats a virtual printer and lets me print my word
> doccument to
> the virtual printer which is nothing but a pdf target.
> However this appraoch has following limitations,
> 1. Works only on Windows machine.
>
> I am going to try out openoffice solution and see if it fits my needs.
>
> I appreciate all your help.
> Thanks
> Invincible
>
>
>
> On 2/19/07, Jason Mayer <slamboy@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 2/18/07, Invincible Code <invincible.coder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Aur, Thanks for the link!
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Jatinder
>> >
>> > On 2/19/07, Invincible Code <invincible.coder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I have got through following,
>> > >
>> > > http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/...
>> 165458
>> > >
>> > > Was there any other thread as well?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -Invincible.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 2/19/07, SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > I recall something VERY similar being discussed on the list
>> a few
>> days
>> > > > ago, have a search :-)
>> >
>>
>> Ok, now that I've got a moment, here's an alternative using
>> openoffice
>> instead of MS Office. It's a nice printer friendly page as well.
>>
>> http://www.xml.com/...
>>
>> apparently it works on .doc files made in office versions back
>> through
>> '97.
>> I dunno if that'd be a better fit than the approach laid out by
>> aur, but
>> hey, I wanted to bring a real answer to the table :)
>>