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I want to covert .ppt file to .pdf file like OpenOffice do using its "Export" option.

Is there any OpenOffice API avaliable or is there any shell-command for converting it.

Thanks in advance.

prateekvp
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If you are running linux you can open a terminal and paste something like this: 

libreoffice --headless --invisible --convert-to pdf yourfile.ppt
desgua
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  • **Thank you!** Very useful command. Furthermore, it supports several files just by adding file names separated with space. You can add 'alias'-shortcut with command: `alias libre2pdf="libreoffice --headless --invisible --convert-to pdf"` – devishot Sep 30 '14 at 15:41
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You would have to "print" and use the PDF "printer" to output the ppt as a pdf. Note: There has to be a "PDF printer" installed to be able to do this...

udo
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  • Basically i want to directly convert .ppt file to .pdf file from command line or openoffice API – prateekvp Oct 11 '10 at 14:43
  • How to install "PDF printer"? – prateekvp Oct 11 '10 at 14:44
  • maybe you are looking for something like this: http://www.softinterface.com/Convert-PowerPoint/Convert-PowerPoint.htm - eventually transforming ppt to OpenOffice format and then use their API (which I'm not familiar with) could be an alternative solution. - A popular "PDF printer" is Adobe Acrobat. There are several other when searching for "free pdf writer" on google. – udo Oct 12 '10 at 09:56