README.md

Docvert 5.1

Converts Word Processor office files (e.g. .DOC files) to OpenDocument, DocBook, and structured HTML.

Web Service

python ./docvert-web.py [-p PORT] [-H host]

Command Line

python ./docvert-cli.py

usage: docvert-cli.py [-h] [--version] --pipeline PIPELINE
    [--response {auto,path,stdout}]
    [--autopipeline {Break up over Heading 1.default,Nothing one long page}]
    [--url URL]
    [--list-pipelines]
    [--pipelinetype {tests,auto_pipelines,pipelines}]
    infile [infile ...]

Community

http://lists.catalyst.net.nz/mailman/listinfo/docvert

Requirements

Python 2.6 or 2.7 (we'll support Python 3 when it supports PyUNO)
libreoffice
python-uno
python-lxml
python-imaging
pdf2svg
librsvg2-2

Quickstart Guide

sudo apt-get install libreoffice python-uno python-lxml python-imaging pdf2svg librsvg2-2

/usr/bin/soffice --headless --norestore --nologo --norestore --nofirststartwizard --accept="socket,port=2002;urp;"

then in another terminal

cd ~

git clone git://github.com/holloway/docvert.git

cd docvert

python ./docvert-web.py

and browse to http://localhost:8080

A note on the LibreOffice Daemon

If you want to convert Microsoft Office files you'll need to start a daemon:

/usr/bin/soffice -headless -norestore -nologo -norestore -nofirststartwizard -accept="socket,port=2002;urp;"

This runs a single instance. If you want to run a pool of instances then try something like http://oodaemon.sourceforge.net/

LICENCE

Released under the GPL3 see LICENCE