Document Conversion with AMS???

[pakapaka]

Dear All
I was wondering if it is possible to create document conversion applications with AMS. For example:
1) Convert MS Word doc files to PDF format
2) Convert MS Powerpoint to SWF format.

Does anybody know of any open source code (or applications) that can be compiled into AMS transparently (ie. with ads or license restrictions).

Thanks
Pakapaka

[S0mbre]

Dear All
I was wondering if it is possible to create document conversion applications with AMS. For example:
1) Convert MS Word doc files to PDF format
2) Convert MS Powerpoint to SWF format.

Does anybody know of any open source code (or applications) that can be compiled into AMS transparently (ie. with ads or license restrictions).

Thanks
Pakapaka

Re. PDF conversion. I think, to convert a document to PDF you should install a free PDF virtual printer (like PDF995, for example) and call the standard print dialog from AMS (search the forums for that). But if that's a .doc file you want to convert, first make sure you have in into AMS (either operate it via the ActiveX interface using LuaCOM or convert it into RTF and then import it into AMS's RTF object).

[azmanar]

Hi PakaPaka,

Try download OpenOffice 3 at www.openoffice.org. Its a fantastic software and its FREE.

OpenOffice is an Open Source Office Tool exactly like MS Office. It can open all Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel and Doc files. From OpenOffice you can convert files to PDF and SWF in a few seconds.

In the end you no longer need the use of MS Office. I haven't use MS Office for a decade.

OpenOffice have its own native formats for PowerPoint, Excel and Docs, which incidentally are Open Document Formats aka XML. From OpenOffice, you can also create files in MS Formats, PDF, SWF and StarOffice.

Try it.

[Imagine Programming]

Hi PakaPaka,

Try download OpenOffice 3 at www.openoffice.org. Its a fantastic software and its FREE.

OpenOffice is an Open Source Office Tool exactly like MS Office. It can open all Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel and Doc files. From OpenOffice you can convert files to PDF and SWF in a few seconds.

In the end you no longer need the use of MS Office. I haven't use MS Office for a decade.

OpenOffice have its own native formats for PowerPoint, Excel and Docs, which incidentally are Open Document Formats aka XML. From OpenOffice, you can also create files in MS Formats, PDF, SWF and StarOffice.

Try it.

OpenOffice sometimes has problems with showing *.doc and *.ppt files as how they were created in MS Office, and vice versa... So if you need to show an OpenOffice presentation in MS Office, you could have some stuff what doesn't look like it has to look like.

[pakapaka]

I was thinking of a self executable that can convert ANY MS Word and MS Powerpoint file into PDF format....without importing into AMS.


...OpenOffice is not an option for me as non of my intended users have it.
Thanks
Pakapaka