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PDF Converter Plugin 2.1

This plugin converts most of usual files format (doc, xls, ppt, ...) to PDF.

The plugin is based on :

OpenOffice 2.3 (or greater), launched as a service;
JODConverter 2.2 API.
The File indexer plugin 3.2. Version 2.1 of the PDF converter is good for File indexer plugin version 3.2.

Warning! This production license of this module is not free. Licensees of JCMS Universal. can use it in production environment.

A version of this plugin compatible with JCMS 5.7 is available:

PDF Converter Plugin 1.0.2

Installation

The installation has the following steps. It is supposed the File Indexation Plugin 3.1 is installed.

PDFConverterPlugin : Follow the PluginManager installation process. Then restart the site.
OpenOffice installation and startup.
JODConverter web service installation and startup.
PDFConverter configuration.

OpenOffice installation and startup

Download OpenOffice 2.3 (or greater), and install it as explained in OpenOffice documentation.
Add the program sub directory of OpenOffice home directory to the path.
Launch OpenOffice to listen on port 8100 : soffice -headless -nofirststartwizard -accept="socket,port=8100;urp;"

NB : In the current version of the plugin, it's up to the system administrator to schedule Open Office launch at startup and to monitor it.

JODConverter web service installation, configuration and startup

The plugin is requesting a webservice, provided by a webapp named JODConverter (stands for Java OpenDocument Converter). This webapp has to be deployed on the same machine as OpenOffice, but the PDFConverter plugin calls the webservice remotely, then it's possible to install OpenOffice and JODConverter on another machine than the one of the JCMS application (but it is not mandatory).

The web service is provided by a J2EE webapp. You may either use the webapp embedded in a Tomcat unzipping jodconverter-tomcat-2.2.0.zip (make sure a convenient JDK is installed and JAVA_HOME is configured), or deploy the webapp jodconverter-webapp-2.2.0.zip in your favorite J2EE app server (even in the same app server as JCMS, but with a different context-path).

To restrict the acces to the web service, use a firewall. The web service does not provide restriction for a IP range. If needed, it's possible to create a SSL connection between the PDFConverterPlugin and the JODConverter web service.

There is a maximum size for incoming file in JODConverter web service. This may be modified. The default value is 4MB. The value to modify is in the XML file <jodconverter_webapp_base_dir>/WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml. Edit the value in \\beans\bean[@id=fileUpload]\property[@name=sizeMax]\value and set this to the maximum number of Bytes for the incomming files (8388608 for 8MB), and restart the webapp.

Installation of JODConverter embedded in tomcat

Install a JDK 1.5
Download jodconverter-tomcat-2.2.0.zip
Unzip jodconverter-tomcat-2.2.0.zip
Start the web service with jodconverter-tomcat-2.2.0/bin/startup.bat or jodconverter-tomcat-2.2.0/bin/startup.sh

PDFConverter configuration

In the PDFConverter properties interface :

Admin space > Operation > Plugin Manager > PDF Converter Plugin >

Administration > Properties,

set the value of the property OpenOffice conversion Web Service to <JODConverter_webapp_base_url>/converter/service.

It's possible to test the conversion service by calling the following url in a browser : <JODConverter_webapp_base_url>/converter.

Changes

PDF Converter Plugin - Version 2.1

Improvement

[code]Generics are used
[PDFCONV-9] - Add a quick access to the PDF version of a FileDocument
[PDFCONV-10] - Add a simple way to regenerate PDF - add a metadata about the date of the PDF
Add Live update of properties
Add a log to tell when the PDF converter is available while it was not previously
Bug : File DONOTERASE.txt was referenced as DONOTERASE.TXT in plugin.xml, then the file was unreachable under Unix OS

PDF Converter Plugin - Version 2.0

Compatibility with JCMS 6.0 and FPP 3.0

PDF Converter Plugin - Version 1.1

New Feature

Test avalability of OpenOffice with an simple text file. (used by FileProcessor 2.2 or more)

PDF Converter Plugin - Version 1.0.2

Bug

Operation is considered as good if PDF already exists

PDF Converter Plugin - Version 1.0.1

Bug

[PDFCONV-6] - Some IllegalThreadStateException thrown

Improvement

[PDFCONV-7] - Sometimes, exception arise because of HttpClient SoSocket Timeout

PDF Converter Plugin - Version 1.0

New Feature

[PDFCONV-1] - [functionnality]Create a processor that make conversion in PDF through OpenOffice
[PDFCONV-3] - Create a parser for all files processed by the PDFConverter based on the associated PDF

Task

[PDFCONV-4] - Converter only on main leader if file replication is deactivated

FAQ

1. May I use Open Office 3.0 ?

You may use Open Office 3.0. But if it is installed on a Linux server, because of a bug of OpenOffice, it is mandatory to use JODConverter 2.2.2.

Information

Version	2.1
Stability	Stable
Compatibility	JCMS 6.0 SP1
Certified by Jalios	Yes
Price	Module payant
Support	Supporté par Jalios
Author	Jalios SA
License	Jalios
Size	1.27 MB
Updated	3/6/09
Domains	Document Management Accessibilité

Required Plugins

File Indexing Plugin 3.3

MetaDataExtractor Plugin

This plugin provides a PDF metadata extractor.

For more details, check out the article Extraction des méta-données contenues dans les fichiers uploadés (in french).
Podcast plugin

The Podcast plugin allows publishing of audio files using a RSS itunes compatible feed.
File Indexing Plugin 2.3.1

This plugin perfoms textual indexing of most of file formats. You may then do a text search inside.

With the PDF Converter Plugin, this plugin offers an alternative to JCMS Universal.

Warning! This production license of this module is not free. Licensees of JCMS Universal. can use it in production environment.
Wiki Popup Plugin

Ce module permet d'ouvrir tous les liens pointant vers des publications de type FileDocument dans une nouvelle fenêtre.
ReadSpeaker Plugin

This plugin adds text-to-speech capability for JCMS publications. It is based on the ReadSpeaker technology. To use this plugin you must be registered as a ReadSpeaker customer.
Portlet Explorer Plugin

This plugin provides the legacy Portlet Explorer for JCMS 5.7.3 and above.
Portal Test Plugin

This plugin provides facilities to test all front-office interfaces with automatic validation tools such as W3C XHTML validator.

Warning Since JCMS 6 this plugin is included in the Dev Tools plugin.
Explorer Plugin 2.0.3

The Explorer Plugin provides a Portlet Explorer to browse Publication in a similar way of what you could find using the Windows explorer or the Mac OS Finder.
File Indexing Plugin 3.3

This plugin perfoms textual indexing of most of file formats. You may then do a text search inside.

With the PDF Converter Plugin, this plugin offers an alternative to JCMS Universal.

Warning! This production license of this module is not free. Licensees of JCMS Universal. can use it in production environment.
Podcast Plugin 2.0

The Podcast plugin allows publishing of audio files using a RSS itunes compatible feed.
Thumbnail generator Plugin

This plugin generates documents' thumbnails using external programs.
Portlet Upload Plugin 2.0

The upload portlet is intended to provide a very simple way to upload a document.
PDF Converter Plugin 3.0.1
This plugin converts most of usual files format (doc, xls, ppt, odt, xlsx, pptx, docx, ...) to PDF.

The plugin is based on :
- OpenOffice 3.0 (or greater), launched as a service;
- JODConverter 2.2.2 API.
- The File indexer plugin 3.2. Version 3.0 of the PDF converter is good for File indexer plugin version 3.2.
Warning! This production license of this module is not free. Licensees of JCMS Universal. can use it in production environment.
Medialibrary Plugin 2.0

This plugin provides a MediaLibrary toolkit to manage various Media types in PortletExplorer.

This plugin requires Explorer plugin 2.0.1 or above.
Microsoft Office Plugin 1.0.5

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Document Viewer Plugin

The Document Viewer Plugin displays offices documents in the WebBrowser without needs to download and open them with a dedicated software.

It provides a FileProcessor to convert PDF to SWF files. And display generated files throught a Flash player.

Be sure a PDF to SWF converter, such as pdf2swf, is available for the operating system JCMS runs on.

It requiires Flash 9 or later.
Explorer Plugin 2.1

The Explorer Plugin provides a Portlet Explorer to browse Publication in a similar way of what you could find using the Windows explorer or the Mac OS Finder.

This version requires JCMS 7.
Document Indexer Plugin

This plugin provides parser for common file format (doc, xls, ppt, xml, openoffice, pdf, html, txt, ...) in order to be able to perform a text search in their content.
Podcast Plugin 3.0

The Podcast plugin allows publishing of audio files using a RSS itunes compatible feed.
Thumbnail generator Plugin 1.1

This plugin generates documents' thumbnails using external programs.
PDF Converter Plugin 4.0
This plugin converts most of usual files format (doc, xls, ppt, odt, xlsx, pptx, docx, ...) to PDF.

The plugin is based on :
- OpenOffice 3.0 (or greater), launched as a service;
- JODConverter 2.2.2 API.
Media Library Plugin 3.0

This plugin provides a MediaLibrary toolkit to manage various Media types in PortletExplorer.

This plugin requires Explorer Plugin 2.1 or above.
Kofax Plugin

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Import document plugin 3.0

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Explorer Plugin 2.2

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This version requires JCMS 7.
Microsoft Office Plugin 1.1

This plugin allow JCMS to be integrated in Microsoft Office solution.
PDF Converter Plugin 4.1
This plugin converts most of usual files format (doc, xls, ppt, odt, xlsx, pptx, docx, ...) to PDF.

The plugin is based on :
- OpenOffice 3.0 (or greater), launched as a service;
- JODConverter 2.2.2 API.
Podcast Plugin 3.1

The Podcast plugin allows publishing of audio files using a RSS itunes compatible feed.
Video Plugin 2.1

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Media Library Plugin 3.1

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This plugin requires Explorer Plugin 2.2 or above.
Portlet Upload Plugin 2.1

The upload portlet is intended to provide a very simple way to upload a document.