soffice command line switches

[tryfekid]

i'm using staroffice 6 and need to know what command line switches are available. can someone provide me with a summary? in particular, i need to convert a .doc file to a .ps file from the command line.

thanks.

 

[Blujacket]

Since StarOffice is not part of the Operating System, there most likely is no such converter available from the command line. It would have to be done in SO in a Save As... manner and change to the format desired or search the 'net for a converter. If .ps is PostScript, it may have to be .eps Encapsulated PostScript.

 

[wcburton]

I don't have SO6 in front of me right now - I am using OpenOffice 1.1 (equiv to SO7) on this pc.

The program does use command line switches. The shortcut to start a new doucment that is on your start menu is actuall soffice.exe -writer.

There is a command line switch -invisible that starts the program and leaves it running invisibly in the background. This allows scripting languages to manipulate it. The references I found for the api (

http://api.openoffice.org)

referred to Java, C++, and StarBasic.

If you are going to postscript and can get there through a print driver redirected to a file, then you could use the -p or -pt options. Consult the online help file for startup parameters.