feature req: restore wildcards, empty [outfile]= reuse filename with new extension

[rcrath]

Hi, thanks for modernizing unoconv. I have a script that I need for my work that I used to be able to run on unoconv. unoconv no longer works because of deprecation of distutils. unoconverter does not yet have the features I need to keep my work up to date.

I can get unoconvert to run, but I lose the ability to input wildcards for infile and output the same names to outfile with a new extension. The command in unoconv:

unoconv -f pdf -e SelectPdfVersion=1 -e ExportNotes=false '*.odt' 

gives error

/usr/bin/unoconv:860: DeprecationWarning: distutils Version classes are deprecated. Use packaging.version instead.
  if product.ooName not in ('LibreOffice', 'LOdev') or LooseVersion(product.ooSetupVersion) <= LooseVersion('3.3'):

Thanks for your consideration.
Using Manjaro 21.3 Cinnamon, 5.42, libreoffice fresh 7.4.2-2

[rcrath]

This is my workaround which I might just keep and retire the uno* apps. I'm only doing a few dozen files at a time, so the efficiency is not really a factor.

#!/bin/bash 
#this set of commenting is all relevant to the broken unoconv command.
#echo "If you recieve \"Error: Unable to connect or start own listener\"  Just 
#run the command again. If you get pyuno bridge error try running \"pip 
#install unotools\""

#put this bash script in the same folder as the odt files 
# you want to make pdf from. it will safely convert all of them
#create a folder in current directory with current date
mkdir -p $(date +%y%m%d)
# copy all odt files from current directory to the dated one just created and enter the folder
cp *.odt $(date +%y%m%d)
cd $(date +%y%m%d)

These are just the unoconv* commands, ignore.
#unoconv -f pdf -e SelectPdfVersion=1 -e ExportNotes=false '*.odt' 
# unoserver --daemon
# unoconvert --convert-to pdf *.odt -

# loop through all the odt files in the dated folder and 
# cconvert them to pdf, leaving the originals intact. 
for f in .*.odt
do
	echo "converting $f to pdf"
	soffice --headless --convert-to pdf *.odt
done

# go up to the folder the script is in, create a folder called pdf if 
# it is not already there, and copy the pdf files into a subfolder 
# of the pdf named with the current date.  
mkdir -p ../pdf/$(date +%y%m%d)
mv *.pdf ../pdf/$(date +%y%m%d)
cd ..
# delete the temprorary dated folder 
rm -R $(date +%y%m%d)

[regebro]

Yes, Unoconv/unoserver is really only useful when you need a server to do the conversion. If you can do it in a batch job with soffice, you should.

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On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 7:52 AM Rich Rath ***@***.***> wrote: This is my workaround which I might just keep and retire the uno* apps. I'm only doing a few dozen files at a time, so the efficiency is not really a factor. #!/bin/bash #this set of commenting is all relevant to the broken unoconv command. #echo "If you recieve \"Error: Unable to connect or start own listener\" Just #run the command again. If you get pyuno bridge error try running \"pip #install unotools\"" #put this bash script in the same folder as the odt files # you want to make pdf from. it will safely convert all of them #create a folder in current directory with current date mkdir -p $(date +%y%m%d) # copy all odt files from current directory to the dated one just created and enter the folder cp *.odt $(date +%y%m%d) cd $(date +%y%m%d) These are just the unoconv* commands, ignore. #unoconv -f pdf -e SelectPdfVersion=1 -e ExportNotes=false '*.odt' # unoserver --daemon # unoconvert --convert-to pdf *.odt - # loop through all the odt files in the dated folder and # cconvert them to pdf, leaving the originals intact. for f in .*.odt do echo "converting $f to pdf" soffice --headless --convert-to pdf *.odt done # go up to the folder the script is in, create a folder called pdf if # it is not already there, and copy the pdf files into a subfolder # of the pdf named with the current date. mkdir -p ../pdf/$(date +%y%m%d) mv *.pdf ../pdf/$(date +%y%m%d) cd .. # delete the temprorary dated folder rm -R $(date +%y%m%d) — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#53 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGIK5DG3L7ZRZHVL6EASKLWLWGJZANCNFSM6AAAAAAST2XMAU> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>