topic How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin? in Alfresco Archive

How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

daniel_andersso — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:03:06 GMT

Hi everyone!I'm trying to use the Alfresco OpenOffice.org PluginI've got Microsoft Windows 2003 with Alfresco Community 2.9B and OpenOffice 2.4.1 as the client application.It is written in README.TXT that Alfresco Enterprise 2.1.1 has been used for testing. Doesn't it work for Community Edition? An

Re: How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

dinger — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:16:42 GMT

Have you completed the backend installation?

Rob

Re: How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

daniel_andersso — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:38:54 GMT

Have you completed the backend installation?

Rob

Well I ran the "bin/inst.cmd" as instructed in the README.TXT for the plugin.

Are other non-documented steps required?

The Web Client URL "http://localhost:8080/alfresco/"
and the Web WebDav URL "http://localhost:8080/alfresco/webdav/"
are reachable in the configuration of the plugin.
But the CIFS Server setting is empty.

Re: How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

dinger — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:45:18 GMT

I'm not sure (I have no experience with the plugin) but it looks like it's trying to access a webscript that isn't installed or is under a different path.

Look here: http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/index/all and see if the webscript it's trying to access is listed (if not you need to figure out why the installer didn't set it up).

Rob

Re: How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

daniel_andersso — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:36:29 GMT

I'm not sure (I have no experience with the plugin) but it looks like it's trying to access a webscript that isn't installed or is under a different path.

Look here: http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/index/all and see if the webscript it's trying to access is listed (if not you need to figure out why the installer didn't set it up).

Rob

I'm not sure what I am looking for, but there is a script named "My Alfresco (Office Add-In)" which is reachable at "http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/office/myAlfresco?p={path?}" Is this the URL used for the Microsoft Office plugin?

The bin/inst.cmd only install files on the local OpenOffice installation. From the README.txt:


3. workaround to install registry "schema" and "defaults" if "bin/inst.cmd" fails from some reason
   - "cd" %OPENOFFICE_HOME%/share/registry/schema/
   - "mkdir" dirs "com/westernacher/openoffice/alfresco"
   - "copy" ../conf/registry.xcs to previously created folder
   - "cd" %OPENOFFICE_HOME%/share/registry/data/
   - "mkdir" dirs "com/westernacher/openoffice/alfresco"
   - "cp" ../conf/registry.xcu (registry defaults) to previously created folder‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Any ideas on how to moving forward on solving this are very appreciated.

Re: How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

mikeh — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:51:52 GMT

The /office/myAlfresco webscript belongs to the Microsoft Office add-in, as you've guessed.

I also don't have experience with the OpenOffice add-in, but looking at the README.txt:

3. Installation
—————
Follow the installation instructions in install.txt (included in the prebuilt binaries).

IMPORTANT: The installation consists of two parts:

- Client side installation of the plugin.
- Deployment of webscripts and configuration files on the Alfresco server. (Described in "Backend Installation")

Make sure you install both!

It looks like you have completed the client side installation, but overlooked the webscripts deployment.

Mike

Re: How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

daniel_andersso — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:38:19 GMT

- Deployment of webscripts and configuration files on the Alfresco server. (Described in "Backend Installation")

Make sure you install both!

It looks like you have completed the client side installation, but overlooked the webscripts deployment.

Mike

Well that would explain the problem. But which README-file is this quote from Mike? The one I'm reading doesn't mention anything about a backend installation. I'm using the 1.0.0 version from the download page of the Project at forge.alfresco.org. Would you please post the URL to the installation files you are using.

Re: How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

mikeh — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:06 GMT

Well that would explain the problem. But which README-file is this quote from Mike? The one I'm reading doesn't mention anything about a backend installation. I'm using the 1.0.0 version from the download page of the Project at forge.alfresco.org. Would you please post the URL to the installation files you are using.

It's the README you linked in the original post.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: How to configure Alfresco with the OpenOffice.org Plugin?

daniel_andersso — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:25:41 GMT

It's the README you linked in the original post.

Thanks,
Mike

I assumed that README.TXT at the project download page and install.txt in the installation zip-file had the same content. Thanks Mike for pointing out this unnecessary mistake!