convert to pdf - failing

users
#1

I'm trying to use this command to create a pdf file from an .odt file
but its failing for some reason.

#2

Sharon,
Print your .odt file to a file (it will need the .ps extrension). Then use ps2pdf to make it into a .pdf file. All if you're on Linux. I don't know anything of Windows.
Joep

#3

You do not need a PDF Converter.
In Libre Office Goto > File > Export as PDF - Job done.

Tink.

#4

$ unoconv -f pdf file.odt

works wonderfully in Arch, AFAIK the last time I had to use it in
Ubuntu I needed to replace the Ubuntu version with the upstream version
from the author's web site.

#5

You are right, of course, that LibreOffice provides a useful "Export as PDF" function. But it may be worth mentioning that it is still useful to have a virtual PDF printer installed. If, for example, you are printing from LibreOffice as a brochure, you cannot see exactly what will happen using Page Preview, and there is no brochure option in Export as PDF. You can save a lot of wasted paper by creating test prints of your brochure as PDF using a virtual PDF printer.

Brian Barker

#6

Windows has a PDF printer that is used like a physical paper printer, but you have to download it.

doPDF is the free one that I use for Windows.

#7

Hi all,

I encountered following issue on my customers productive laptop (fresh
installed Ubuntu-like distribution Linux Mint 12)

If the networking is enabled and customer tries to save an open document (loaded from local fs, NOT a network fs!) on a filesystem on the local disk
(e.g. in folder Documents of his home directory) LibreOffice hangs for a big time and maybe after an hour (with luck) the document of 1 page text is saved.

If the network is switched off, LibreOffice saves within a millisecond. When network is on, all mounted network shares are accessible and works well.

Also I can save any document with other programs without any issues. Thus, the problem is obviously related with LibreOffice and network access.

I took a backtrace and a strace of this behaviour two times:
- one with network active (where the problem is)
- one with networking deactivated (where no problem is)

I won't spam the traces over the list. If anyone would like to have a look in this traces just send me a note.

I guess that LibreOffice is asking the network stack for information (why, if we store on a local filesystem?) and running
very long until we get a timeout. Thanx in advance for your help!

Erm... just to be complete: Of course I already deleted the .libreoffice (User Profile) directory first but the problem remains.

Regards
Michael

#8

What version of LO?

For 3.3.4:
libreoffice --headless --invisible -convert-to pdf test.odt

Note the single dash (-) before 'convert'. It I use --convert I get an
error. Also, the process doesn't terminate properly & I have to use
Ctrl-c to get it to quit.

For 3.5.x:
libreoffice --headless --invisible --convert-to pdf test.odt
or in my case:
/opt/libreoffice3.5/program/soffice --headless --invisible --convert-to
pdf test.odt
works w/o issue.

#9

omega
  The
Omega sector
America's Last
Line of
Defense

*Question there are you using windows or linux ?

#10

...[snip]

*Question there are you using windows or linux ?

linux:
<quote>
or in my case:
/opt/libreoffice3.5/program/soffice --headless --invisible --convert-to
</quote>

That is a linux path, not a windows path.