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| ===== OpenOfficePlugin ===== | ===== OpenOfficePlugin ===== | ||
| - | //Top level [[plugins|plugin]] that uses Open Office to convert various types of documents.// | + | //Top level [[index|plugin]] that uses Open Office to convert various types of documents.// |
| * Processes files with extensions: ''.doc'', ''.dot'', ''.docx'', ''.odt'', ''.wpd'', ''.ppt'', ''.pptx'', ''.odp'', ''.rtf'', ''.xls'', ''.xlsx'', ''.ods'' \\ Perl regular expression: //''<nowiki>(?i).(doc|dot|docx|odt|wpd|ppt|pptx|odp|rtf|xls|xlsx|ods)$</nowiki>''// | * Processes files with extensions: ''.doc'', ''.dot'', ''.docx'', ''.odt'', ''.wpd'', ''.ppt'', ''.pptx'', ''.odp'', ''.rtf'', ''.xls'', ''.xlsx'', ''.ods'' \\ Perl regular expression: //''<nowiki>(?i).(doc|dot|docx|odt|wpd|ppt|pptx|odp|rtf|xls|xlsx|ods)$</nowiki>''// | ||
| - | ==== Installing OpenOffice Extension ==== | ||
| The OpenOfficePlugin is an extension that is available for Greenstone. It is useful for processing both Open Office and Microsoft Office documents, as well as other text formats. | The OpenOfficePlugin is an extension that is available for Greenstone. It is useful for processing both Open Office and Microsoft Office documents, as well as other text formats. | ||
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| + | With OpenOffice and the extension installed and the Greenstone environment set up for this, | ||
| + | the OpenOfficePlugin will be available. | ||
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| + | Furthermore, an OpenOfficeConverter helper plugin provides a new option for Greenstone's Word, PowerPoint and Excel Plugins, | ||
| + | ''-openoffice_conversion'', allowing conversion with Open Office instead of the existing | ||
| + | converter. Switching on this new option means that more recent Office formats like | ||
| + | ''docx'' can be included in Greenstone collections and processed by Greenstone. | ||
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| + | ==== Installing OpenOffice ==== | ||
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| To use OpenOfficePlugin or [[OpenOfficeConverter]], you must first install | To use OpenOfficePlugin or [[OpenOfficeConverter]], you must first install | ||
| [[http://www.openoffice.org/| Open Office]]. Once Open Office is installed, you may have to set the environment variables so Greenstone can find OpenOffice: | [[http://www.openoffice.org/| Open Office]]. Once Open Office is installed, you may have to set the environment variables so Greenstone can find OpenOffice: | ||
| + | ===Linux === | ||
| + | * If SOFFICE_HOME is not set, set it to the full path to your OpenOffice folder. | ||
| + | === Windows === | ||
| * In the Start Menu, type "environment" in the search box and select ''Edit environment variables for your account'' | * In the Start Menu, type "environment" in the search box and select ''Edit environment variables for your account'' | ||
| * In the Environment Variables window, press ''New...'' under the User variables section. For Variable name, enter ''SOFFICE_HOME''. For Variable value, enter the full path to your OpenOffice folder (for example ''C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4'') and click ''OK''. | * In the Environment Variables window, press ''New...'' under the User variables section. For Variable name, enter ''SOFFICE_HOME''. For Variable value, enter the full path to your OpenOffice folder (for example ''C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice 4'') and click ''OK''. | ||
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| * Click ''OK'' in the Environment Variables window to save your changes. | * Click ''OK'' in the Environment Variables window to save your changes. | ||
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| + | ==== Installing OpenOffice Extension ==== | ||
| <TABAREA tabs="Greenstone3,Greenstone2"> | <TABAREA tabs="Greenstone3,Greenstone2"> | ||
| <TAB> | <TAB> | ||
| Once you have Open Office set up, download the Greenstone extension for it | Once you have Open Office set up, download the Greenstone extension for it | ||
| - | [[http://trac.greenstone.org/browser/main/tags/2.85/gs2-extensions/open-office/trunk|from here]], | + | [[http://trac.greenstone.org/browser/gs2-extensions/open-office/trunk|from here]], |
| which is available in tar.gz and zip formats, and unzip into Greenstone's ''gs2build/ext'' folder. | which is available in tar.gz and zip formats, and unzip into Greenstone's ''gs2build/ext'' folder. | ||
| </TAB> | </TAB> | ||
| <TAB> | <TAB> | ||
| - | Once you have Open Office set up, download the Greenstone extension for it [[http://trac.greenstone.org/browser/main/tags/2.85/gs2-extensions/open-office/trunk|from here]], | + | Once you have Open Office set up, download the Greenstone extension for it [[http://trac.greenstone.org/browser/gs2-extensions/open-office/trunk|from here]], |
| which is available in tar.gz and zip formats, and unzip into Greenstone's ''ext'' folder. | which is available in tar.gz and zip formats, and unzip into Greenstone's ''ext'' folder. | ||
| </TAB> | </TAB> | ||
| </TABAREA> | </TABAREA> | ||
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| - | (If you have any issues try the latest | ||
| - | version [[http://trac.greenstone.org/browser/gs2-extensions/open-office/trunk|located here]]. | ||
| - | Note that if you get the latest version of the open office extension, you cannot already | ||
| - | have an instance of OpenOffice running when using GLI, you will need to terminate any | ||
| - | previously running instance. It is also unlikely that you can get a separate instance of | ||
| - | OpenOffice running after quitting GLI. If you wish to do so, you will need to use Task | ||
| - | Manager to terminate the open office process launched by the extension upon running GLI.) | ||
| If you have Greenstone open during this, be sure to completely exit both the GLI and the | If you have Greenstone open during this, be sure to completely exit both the GLI and the | ||
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| environment. | environment. | ||
| - | With OpenOffice and the extension installed and the Greenstone environment set up for this, | + | If you are running Greenstone or GLI from a terminal, you need to start a fresh terminal, and run 'source gs3-setup.sh' (linux) or 'gs3-setup' (windows) to include the extension setup in the environment. |
| - | The OpenOfficePlugin will be available and the OpenOfficeConverter provides a new option for Greenstone's Word, PowerPoint and Excel Plugins, | + | |
| - | ''-openoffice_conversion'', allowing conversion with Open Office instead of the existing | + | Note that you cannot already |
| - | converter. Switching on this new option means that more recent Office formats like | + | have an instance of OpenOffice running when using GLI: you will need to terminate any |
| - | ''docx'' can be included in Greenstone collections and processed by Greenstone. | + | previously running instance. It is also unlikely that you can get a separate instance of |
| + | OpenOffice running after quitting GLI. If you wish to do so, you will need to use Task | ||
| + | Manager to terminate the open office process launched by the extension upon running GLI. | ||
