Within SkyVault, you can transform a document from one format to another, for example, a text
file to a PDF file. To have access to these transformation facilities in SkyVault, you must
install OpenOffice. This is optional, and can be done any time after SkyVault is
installed.
- Browse to the OpenOffice.org download site: http://download.openoffice.org
- Download the latest (stable) version of OpenOffice for your platform.
- When prompted, specify a download destination.
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Browse to the location of your downloaded file, and install the application.
A wizard guides you through the installation.
All OpenOffice components, including Writer are required. If you install OpenOffice on Ubuntu using the apt-get utility rather than the OpenOffice installer, use the following command to install all of the components:
sudo apt-get install openoffice.org
- Accept the license agreement, and then click Next.
- Enter Customer information as appropriate, and then click Next.
- Select the set up type and Custom, and then click Next.
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Change the installation directory to:
- (Windows) c:\Alfresco\OpenOffice
- (Linux) /opt/alfresco/OpenOffice
- Optionally, select the files for which you want OpenOffice to be the default application, and then click Next.
- Start one of the OpenOffice programs for the initial registration, and then close the program.
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Modify the ooo.exe= property in the
<classpathRoot>/alfresco-global.properties file to point to the
OpenOffice binary soffice.exe.
Note: For Windows, set the path using the \\ separator or use the forward slash / Unix path separator. For example: c:\\Alfresco\\OpenOffice\\soffice.exe or c:/Alfresco/OpenOffice/soffice.exe.Note: For Solaris, ensure that the <configRoot>/classes/alfresco/subsystems/OOoDirect/default/openoffice-transform-context.xml file can start OpenOffice. Remove the quotes from the connection string values:
<value>-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager</value> <value>-env:UserInstallation=file:///${ooo.user}</value> - If the SkyVault server is running, stop and restart the server.
You can configure the OpenOffice transformation settings using one of the OpenOffice
subsystems.
Refer to Configuring OpenOffice.