Programmatically convert *.odt file to MS Word *.doc file using an OpenOffice.org basic macro
- by Chen Levy
I am trying to build a reStructuredText to MS Word document tool-chain, so I will be able to save only the rst sources in version control.
So far I --
Have rst2odt.py to convert reStructuredText to OpenOffice.org Writer format.
Next I want to use the most recent OpenOffice.org (currently 3.1) that do a pretty decent work of generating a Word 97/2000/XP document, so I wrote the macro:
sub ConvertToWord(file as string)
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem define variables
dim document as object
dim dispatcher as object
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem get access to the document
document = ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame
dispatcher = createUnoService("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper")
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim odf(1) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
odf(0).Name = "URL"
odf(0).Value = "file://" + file + ".odt"
odf(1).Name = "FilterName"
odf(1).Value = "MS Word 97"
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:Open", "", 0, odf())
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim doc(1) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
doc(0).Name = "URL"
doc(0).Value = "file://" + file + ".doc"
doc(1).Name = "FilterName"
doc(1).Value = "MS Word 97"
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:SaveAs", "", 0, doc())
end sub
But when I executing it:
soffice "macro:///Standard.Module1.ConvertToWord(/path/to/odt_file_wo_ext)"
I get a: "BASIC runtime error. Property or method not found." message On the line:
document = ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame
And when I comment that line, the above invocation complete without error, but do nothing.
I guess I need to somehow set the value of document to a newly created instance, but I don't know how to do it.
Or am I going at it at a completely backward way?
P.S. I will consider JODConverter as a fallback, because I try to minimize my dependencies.
