Topic: PDF automated converting server

[linuxgurumaniac]

Hello,
A friend of mine who works at a charitable organisation was asking to help him in a small task.
He have two type of users, one type that have full access to a file and the other who can just
view the file. Now to make it easier for the viewer who don't always have access to M$ office
suite like word or excel and who cant afford it he was considering to let the server convert
these file for them to pdf on the fly, without deleting or replacing the original file.
And the commercial version which he found are very expensive.

Now I was considering have Linux box who have a cups with the virtual PDF-printer installed
but the thing is he was looking for a web interface solution where the viewer don't have
to install any client software on his pc. He should see a list of files when he click on one
it will open in PDF format after it have been converted silently in the server.

Please any suggestion would very great-full.

Thank you in advance.

[Stefano]

mmhhh... what about using openoffice?

take a look here

HTH

[linuxgurumaniac]

mmhhh... what about using openoffice?

take a look here

HTH

Well as i have previously sad we are looking for a way to make the viewer(the type of user that can only view, and can't edit) to view it an PDF format while using a web interface. A Viewer might check the documents from any place in the world

regards

[Stefano]

ok..

take a look here

NOTE: not tested
NOTE2: google is your friend and  has always the answer

[linuxgurumaniac]

ok..

take a look here

NOTE: not tested
NOTE2: google is your friend and  has always the answer

first of all thanks you for ur assistance.
secondly this is not exactly what i'm looking for
let me show a couple of server I've found
using my all time pal google 

this is somewhat what i'm loocking for :
1 - http://www.qoppa.com/pas/pasindex.html
2 - http://rainbowpdf.com/productServer.php

but i want an open source version since the charity can't afford to buy licenses.

regards

[Stefano]

secondly this is not exactly what i'm looking for

well.. IMO it's not really clear what you are looking for

this is somewhat what i'm loocking for :
1 - http://www.qoppa.com/pas/pasindex.html
2 - http://rainbowpdf.com/productServer.php

but i want an open source version since the charity can't afford to buy licenses.

regards

so.. you want (shoud be "prefer/wish", shouldn't? ) something that process any kind of document to transform it in a pdf and that pdf should be viewable via browser withoun any installation on client pc, right?

my idea:
- install cups on SME and cups-pdf
- create a cron script that watches a folder and, each time it finds a file, print as a pdf
- create a procmail rule that do the same thing with email
- install the online viewer I linked before..

it's not a trivial thing, but should do the job..

good luck

[linuxgurumaniac]

Hello,

so.. you want (shoud be "prefer/wish", shouldn't? )

for that I'm sorry you are right :$.

my idea:
- install cups on SME and cups-pdf
- create a cron script that watches a folder and, each time it finds a file, print as a pdf
- create a procmail rule that do the same thing with email
- install the online viewer I linked before.

Now regarding your idea I did consider it and it was my last option like I mentioned in my first post.
I hope I could find something easier if I didn't I guess I will go for it.

Thank you for all your help

[piran]

...to let the server convert these file for them to pdf
on the fly, without deleting or replacing the original file....
Please any suggestion would very great-full.

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