From: "Hugh A. Cayless" Date: 2007-02-19T22:51:15+09:00 Subject: Re: Doc to PDF/HTML converter plugins available in Ruby? You might look at http://www.artofsolving.com/opensource/jodconverter 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 wrote: >> >> On 2/18/07, Invincible Code wrote: >> > >> > Aur, Thanks for the link! >> > >> > Regards >> > Jatinder >> > >> > On 2/19/07, Invincible Code wrote: >> > > >> > > I have got through following, >> > > >> > > http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/ >> 165458 >> > > >> > > Was there any other thread as well? >> > > >> > > >> > > -Invincible. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > On 2/19/07, SonOfLilit 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/lpt/a/1638 >> >> 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 :) >>