Issues with jodconverter on Ubuntu Server

[jahservant]

Greetings,
I have been beating my head against the wall trying to figure this
out, and it's driving me nuts.

What I am trying to do:
I am trying to set up jodconverter (2.2.2) to run on an Ubuntu Server
box (i.e. run with the openoffice.org-headless package) so I can
convert .odt and .doc documents to .pdf files.

The problem:
I tried downloading the jodconverter and running it, but I keep
getting this:


me@myserver:~/$ java -jar jodconverter-2.2.2/lib/jodconverter-
cli-2.2.2.jar -f pdf test.doc
Jun 1, 2009 11:21:51 AM
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.connection.AbstractOpenOfficeConnection
connect
INFO: connected
Jun 1, 2009 11:21:52 AM
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.connection.AbstractOpenOfficeConnection
disposing
INFO: disconnected
Exception in thread "main"
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.connection.OpenOfficeException:
conversion failed: could not load input document
at
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.loadAndExport
(OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:131)
at
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.convertInternal
(OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:120)
at
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.convert
(AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:104)
at
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.convert
(AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:74)
at
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.convert
(AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:70)
at com.artofsolving.jodconverter.cli.ConvertDocument.convertOne
(ConvertDocument.java:154)
at com.artofsolving.jodconverter.cli.ConvertDocument.main
(ConvertDocument.java:139)
Caused by: com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URL seems to be
an unsupported one.
at
com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.Job.remoteUnoRequestRaisedException
(Job.java:182)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.Job.execute(Job.java:148)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.JobQueue.enter
(JobQueue.java:344)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.JobQueue.enter
(JobQueue.java:313)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.JavaThreadPool.enter
(JavaThreadPool.java:101)
at
com.sun.star.lib.uno.bridges.java_remote.java_remote_bridge.sendRequest
(java_remote_bridge.java:652)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.bridges.java_remote.ProxyFactory
$Handler.request(ProxyFactory.java:154)
at com.sun.star.lib.uno.bridges.java_remote.ProxyFactory$Handler.invoke
(ProxyFactory.java:136)
at $Proxy5.loadComponentFromURL(Unknown Source)
at
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.loadDocument
(OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:150)
at
com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.loadAndExport
(OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:127)
... 6 more



I can get the soffice service running just fine:
me@myserver~$ /usr/bin/soffice -headless -nologo -nofirststartwizard -
accept="socket,host=127.0.0.1,port=8100;urp" & > /dev/null
...
...
me@myserver~$ netstat -nap | grep office
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:8100 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 26044/soffice.bin
...




I've also tried using the PyODConverter but it just gives me this:
me@myserver:~$ python DocumentConverter.py test.doc test.pdf
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "DocumentConverter.py", line 143, in <module>
converter.convert(argv[1], argv[2])
File "DocumentConverter.py", line 75, in convert
document = self.desktop.loadComponentFromURL(inputUrl, "_blank", 0,
self._toProperties(Hidden=True))
__main__.IllegalArgumentException: URL seems to be an unsupported
one.




I've also tried "unoconv" (http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/unoconv/)
which just gives me this:
me@myserver:~$ unoconv -v -f pdf test.doc
Input file: test.doc
unoconv: UnoException during conversion: URL seems to be an
unsupported one.
The provided document cannot be converted to the desired format.



I apologize for the long post, but I just can't seem to figure out
what's been going on.
I've updated everything: openoffice.org, java, python, unoconv, even
the OS (ubuntu server 8.x) -- everything to no avail. I've browsed the
web, and can't seem to find anything.

Any ideas? Your help is greatly appreciated....

[Mirko Nasato]

Hi jahservant,

Are you running OOo under a different user than the one performing the
conversion by any chance? If that's the case, OOo simply won't have
permission to read the input file.

Cheers

Mirko

2009/6/2 jahservant <jahser...@gmail.com>:

[jahservant]

Mirko:
Until I get everything up and running, I am the ONLY user on the
server! (well, me and root).
I just tried everything again, prefixing "sudo" to the commands to be
certain, but no luck: I get the same results both as me (the only
user) and root...

-jahservant

On Jun 2, 5:35 am, Mirko Nasato <mirko.nas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi jahservant,
>
> Are you running OOo under a different user than the one performing the
> conversion by any chance? If that's the case, OOo simply won't have
> permission to read the input file.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mirko
>

> 2009/6/2 jahservant <jahservan...@gmail.com>:

>
>
>
>
>
> > Greetings,
> > I have been beating my head against the wall trying to figure this
> > out, and it's driving me nuts.
>
> > What I am trying to do:
> > I am trying to set up jodconverter (2.2.2) to run on an Ubuntu Server
> > box (i.e. run with the openoffice.org-headless package) so I can
> > convert .odt and .doc documents to .pdf files.
>
> > The problem:
> > I tried downloading the jodconverter and running it, but I keep
> > getting this:
>
> > me@myserver:~/$ java -jar jodconverter-2.2.2/lib/jodconverter-
> > cli-2.2.2.jar -f pdf test.doc
> > Jun 1, 2009 11:21:51 AM

> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.connection.AbstractOpenOfficeConne­ction

> > connect
> > INFO: connected
> > Jun 1, 2009 11:21:52 AM

> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.connection.AbstractOpenOfficeConne­ction

> > disposing
> > INFO: disconnected
> > Exception in thread "main"
> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.connection.OpenOfficeException:
> > conversion failed: could not load input document
> > at

> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.OpenOfficeDocumentConver­ter.loadAndExport
> > (OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:131)
> > at
> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.OpenOfficeDocumentConver­ter.convertInternal
> > (OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:120)
> > at
> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.AbstractOpenOfficeDocume­ntConverter.convert
> > (AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:104)
> > at
> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.AbstractOpenOfficeDocume­ntConverter.convert
> > (AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:74)
> > at
> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.AbstractOpenOfficeDocume­ntConverter.convert

> > (AbstractOpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:70)
> > at com.artofsolving.jodconverter.cli.ConvertDocument.convertOne
> > (ConvertDocument.java:154)
> > at com.artofsolving.jodconverter.cli.ConvertDocument.main
> > (ConvertDocument.java:139)
> > Caused by: com.sun.star.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URL seems to be
> > an unsupported one.
> > at

> > com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.Job.remoteUnoRequestRaisedExceptio­n

> > (Job.java:182)
> > at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.Job.execute(Job.java:148)
> > at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.JobQueue.enter
> > (JobQueue.java:344)
> > at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.JobQueue.enter
> > (JobQueue.java:313)
> > at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.JavaThreadPool.enter
> > (JavaThreadPool.java:101)
> > at
> > com.sun.star.lib.uno.bridges.java_remote.java_remote_bridge.sendRequest
> > (java_remote_bridge.java:652)
> > at com.sun.star.lib.uno.bridges.java_remote.ProxyFactory
> > $Handler.request(ProxyFactory.java:154)
> > at com.sun.star.lib.uno.bridges.java_remote.ProxyFactory$Handler.invoke
> > (ProxyFactory.java:136)
> > at $Proxy5.loadComponentFromURL(Unknown Source)
> > at

> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.OpenOfficeDocumentConver­ter.loadDocument
> > (OpenOfficeDocumentConverter.java:150)
> > at
> > com.artofsolving.jodconverter.openoffice.converter.OpenOfficeDocumentConver­ter.loadAndExport

[Mirko Nasato]

Ok, in that case there may be something strange with your OOo
installation. Try downloading the latest OOo version from
download.openoffice.org.

Cheers

Mirko


2009/6/2 jahservant <jahser...@gmail.com>:
>

[jahservant]

I figured it out!
I killed the soffice process, then start it again.

Apparantly OOo started soffice twice and I was just never smart enough
to try killing and restarting it .

Thanks for the help anyway, Mirko ^_^

-jahservant

On Jun 2, 11:37 am, Mirko Nasato <mirko.nas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, in that case there may be something strange with your OOo
> installation. Try downloading the latest OOo version from
> download.openoffice.org.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mirko
>

> 2009/6/2 jahservant <jahservan...@gmail.com>: