Is there a ColdFusion method of converting a Word file into pdf? I have to merge a Word document with a pdf, and I think I need to convert the Word document first so that I can use the cfpdf command to merge the two.
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There are a bunch of tools out there, so a lot depends on your needs. If it is a recurring need with a variety of complex word documents, complex, you would be better off with a commercial tool. They tend to be more stable, but they are not free.
There are some free options like OpenOffice. But the free options tend to have less documentation, and may not be able to handle everything you throw at them. So you may want to take that into consideration.
you can use the procedure outlined here
http://livedocs.adobe.com/
to convert a word document to html and just add the following
<cffile action="read" file="#expandPath('temp.ht
<cfdocument overwrite="yes" filename="#expandPath('tem
<cfoutput>#fileToConvert#</cf
at the end to convert the html to pdf
note: a version of word must be installed on the server for this to work (which is a bad idea on a publicly facing production server)
http://livedocs.adobe.com/
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by: _agx_Posted on 2009-04-21 at 12:10:55ID: 24197953
Yes, you would need to convert the .doc to pdf first. Unfortunately, there is not built in way to convert ms word documents. You need an external tool. I believe it can be done with LiveCycle (if you have that). Otherwise, there are commercial tools available such as:
http://www.pdfonline.com/e
pdf documents.
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