Re: [fw-core] Fw: Con vert RTF to PDF

Hi,

I use this script that works great.
It need GhostScript and Ted to be installed:

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#!/bin/bash

########################################################################
#
# http://jimmyg.org/2007/09/24/converting-word-rtf-to-pdf-on-debian/
#
# Convert an rtf document to pdf format using 'Ted' and 'GhostScript'.
#
# Usage rtf2pdf.sh --paper paper something.rtf something.pdf
# Or rtf2pdf.sh something.rtf something.pdf
#
# Valid values for paper are a4, a5, a6, letter, legal and executive
#
# This is an example. Refer to http://www.nllgg.nl/Ted/index.html for
the
# 'Ted' documentation.
#
# If you want 'Ted' to set configurable resources, use
# Ted --printToFilePaper --setProperty ... in the Ted way. E.G:
# Ted --setProperty usePostScriptFilters 1 \
# --setProperty usePostScriptIndexedImages 1 \
# --setProperty afmDirectory /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts \
# --setProperty fontDirectory /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts \
# --setProperty ghostscriptFontmap \
# /usr/share/ghostscript/6.53/lib/Fontmap \
# --setProperty ghostscriptFontToXmapping \
# /usr/share/ghostscript/6.53/lib/fonts.dir \
# --printToFilePaper .....
# This has the advantage over the ++printToFilePaper call and X11
# resource settings with -xrm Ted.usePostScriptFilters:1 style
arguments
# that it does not require an X11 server.
# The settings can also be stored in /etc/Ted.properties or in
# $(HOME)/.Ted.properies files. Refer to the Ted documentation for
# more details.
#
# The file /usr/share/ghostscript/version/doc/Ps2pdf.htm documents
# many settings for ghostscript that influence the generation of pdf.
# The actual meaning of the parameters is explained in Adobe technical
# note #5151: "Acobat Distiller Parameters". With some effort, note
#5151
# can be found using the search facility on www.adobe.com.
#
# To disable jpeg compression of 8 bit per component images:
# -dAutoFilterColorImages=false -dEncodeColorImages=false
# or
# -dAutoFilterColorImages=false -sColorImageFilter=FlateEncode
# to enable: (default)
# -dAutoFilterColorImages=true
#
# To produce uncompressed pdf:
# -dCompressPages=false
# To produce compressed pdf: (default)
# -dCompressPages=true
#
# Depending on your temper, you could also have a look at the pdfopt
script
#
########################################################################

PAPER=

case $# in
2)
;;
4)
case $1 in
--paper)
;;
*)
echo $0: '$1='$1 'Expected --paper'
exit 1
;;
esac

case $2 in
a4|a5|a6|letter|legal|executive)
PAPER=$2
;;
*)
echo $0: '$2='$2 'Expected a4|a5|a6|letter|legal|executive'
exit 1
;;
esac
shift; shift;
;;
*)
echo $0: '$#='$#
exit 1
;;
esac

case $PAPER in
?*)
Ted --printToFilePaper "$1" /tmp/$$.ps $PAPER

gs -q -dNOPAUSE \
-sDEVICE=pdfwrite \
-sPAPERSIZE=$PAPER \
-sOutputFile="$2" \
/tmp/$$.ps \
-c quit

rm /tmp/$$.ps
;;
*)
Ted --printToFile "$1" /tmp/$$.ps

gs -q -dNOPAUSE \
-sDEVICE=pdfwrite \
-sOutputFile="$2" \
/tmp/$$.ps \
-c quit

rm /tmp/$$.ps
;;
esac

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Il giorno 24/nov/08, alle ore 16:15, sla-net ha scritto:

> Hi
>
> I need to convert rtf files in pdf in a web application. The rtf is
> uploaded
> online. The PHP script will call a command line, the final pdf will
> be sent
> to the user. The rtf can be complex and contain pictures and tables.
>
> I tried several solutions but no one worked at this stage. I can see
> the ZH
> has some librairies to work with RTF, and some to work with PDF. But
> I can't
> find a way to pass to pdf from rtf.
>
> I use a Debian server. I'm root on it so I can install every needed
> package
> if necessary.
>
> It's quite certain I'm not the first one trying to do that, so I
> finally decided to try to ask the list.
>
> Hey, please help :)
>
> Thanks
>
> Cheers
>
> S.L.
>
> [sorry fo the previous test, my messsage sent this morning at 11:22
> never
> appeared, as the one sent at 15:12. Maybe the title?....]
>

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