Word to PDF Transformation Problem

[thrustaerospace]

We have setup a transformaton taking word content and producing PDF.  This is done via the directed way using a content rule and transform and copy.  The  rule works and places a .PDF file in the new location BUT the .PDF file is actually MS Word format.  (it will not open with Adobe but will fine with word).  I am sure we are missing something on the server.  Any input?  Running 1.4 com release.

thank you all!

[steve]

Hi,

We have not seen this problem before…
Do you have openoffice running?
Is there anything shown in the 'alfresco.log' that might indicate an error during transform?

Steve

[thrustaerospace]

Open office is installed.  Are there any settings in Alfresco where we need to tell alfresco where OO is at?

[morleyd]

I'm having the same problem.

I'm using Alfresco 1.4 on a headless Linux box. I've got Xvfb running and transformations to PDF used to work; however, since configuring Alfresco to start on reboot I've noticed this problem.

If I cd to the Alfresco directory and run 'alfresco.sh start' as either root or alfresco (the owner of that directory), transformations work. I must be doing something wrong in the way I'm launching it. Here's the relavent code that kicks it off:

# assorted variables…
prefix=/opt/alfresco
alfuser=alfresco
prog=alfresco
alfresco="$prefix/alfresco.sh"
pidfile=/var/run/alfresco.pid
lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/alfresco
RETVAL=0

start() {
        echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
        su - $alfuser -c "cd $prefix;$alfresco start &"
        RETVAL=$?
        echo "ok"
        sleep 15
        [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch ${lockfile}
        return $RETVAL
}
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I had to put the "sleep 15" in there to get it to work. Without it, Alfresco wouldn't start up at all.

Any suggestions?