[libreoffice-users] Re: --convert-to always fails silently on Ubuntu

Hi Tom,

Neither of -v or --verbose is recognized as a command line option. I'm
using libreoffice 4.0.1.2, and here are the command line options that it
supports.

I wish I could find a way to get more information about why it's failing!

Cheers,
Graham

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Unknown option: -v

Usage: soffice [options] [documents...]

Options:
--minimized    keep startup bitmap minimized.
--invisible    no startup screen, no default document and no UI.
--norestore    suppress restart/restore after fatal errors.
--quickstart   starts the quickstart service
--nologo       don't show startup screen.
--nolockcheck  don't check for remote instances using the installation
--nodefault    don't start with an empty document
--headless     like invisible but no userinteraction at all.
--help/-h/-?   show this message and exit.
--version      display the version information.
--writer       create new text document.
--calc         create new spreadsheet document.
--draw         create new drawing.
--impress      create new presentation.
--base         create new database.
--math         create new formula.
--global       create new global document.
--web          create new HTML document.
-o             open documents regardless whether they are templates or not.
-n             always open documents as new files (use as template).

--display <display>
      Specify X-Display to use in Unix/X11 versions.
-p <documents...>
      print the specified documents on the default printer.
--pt <printer> <documents...>
      print the specified documents on the specified printer.
--view <documents...>
      open the specified documents in viewer-(readonly-)mode.
--show <presentation>
      open the specified presentation and start it immediately
--accept=<accept-string>
      Specify an UNO connect-string to create an UNO acceptor through which
      other programs can connect to access the API
--unaccept=<accept-string>
      Close an acceptor that was created with --accept=<accept-string>
      Use --unnaccept=all to close all open acceptors
--infilter=<filter>
      Force an input filter type if possible
      Eg. --infilter="Calc Office Open XML"
--convert-to output_file_extension[:output_filter_name] [--outdir
output_dir] files
      Batch convert files.
      If --outdir is not specified then current working dir is used as
output_dir.
      Eg. --convert-to pdf *.doc
          --convert-to pdf:writer_pdf_Export --outdir /home/user *.doc
--print-to-file [-printer-name printer_name] [--outdir output_dir] files
      Batch print files to file.
      If --outdir is not specified then current working dir is used as
output_dir.
      Eg. --print-to-file *.doc
          --print-to-file --printer-name nasty_lowres_printer --outdir
/home/user *.doc

Remaining arguments will be treated as filenames or URLs of documents to
open.





On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Tom [via Document Foundation Mail
Archive] <ml-node+s969070n4046756h61@n3.nabble.com> wrote:

> Hi :)
> I think you should NOT be using trying to run as SuperUser by su or sudo
> or anything.  It should work without that but i agree it was a good idea to
> give it a go to see what happens.
>
> Can you try adding the tag
>
> -v
>
> or
>
> --verbose
>
> to see if it gives you more output to explain what is going wrong?
> Perhaps something like
>
> /opt/libreoffice4.0/program/soffice --headless -v --convert-to pdf
> sample.ppt
>
> I'm not sure if position matters but i think it doesn't.  If it does then
> i've probably put it in the wrong place.  You can find out more about the
> tags that can be used in Gnu&Linux by just using the tag
>
> -h
>
> or
>
> --help
>
> Btw the double - and full word seems to be the newer way but not everyone
> has caught up yet so sometimes programs still need the shorter tag or are
> happy with either.  Its getting less messy like that now but it takes time
> for an evolution like that to ripple outwards.  Machines in remote places
> might be worth holding back from radical upgrades just in case something
> does go wrong.  No-one wants to go for a long hike in space just to plug a
> keyboard in and sit doing coding work.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > ________________________________
> > From: Graham Glass <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4046756&i=0>>
>
> > To: [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4046756&i=1>
> > Sent: Thursday, 28 March 2013, 2:57
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] --convert-to always fails silently on Ubuntu
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I just downloaded libreoffice 4 and installed it on a Mac (Lion) and
> Linux
> > (Ubuntu). On the Mac, everything works exactly as I expected, and I can
> > easily convert documents to pdfs using the command line tool like this:
> >
> > /Applications/LibreOffice.app/Contents/MacOS/soffice --headless
> --convert-to
> > pdf sample.ppt
> >
> > However, on Unbuntu, when I execute the equivalent command, it always
> fails
> > quickly and silently with exit code 77 (Permission denied).
> >
> > /opt/libreoffice4.0/program/soffice --headless --convert-to pdf
> sample.ppt
> > This failure happens regardless of whether I am a regular user or
> superuser.
> > I am not running libreoffice via a user interface, and this command is
> being
> > executed on an Amazon EC2 headless machine.
> >
> > Can someone offer any advice, either a method to get more error
> information
> > (such as a log file or a verbose flag) so I can figure out what's going
> on?
> > I'm sure it's a simple issue, but right now the lack of error reporting
> is
> > making it hard to get the issue resolved.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Graham
> >
> >
> >
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