small-hacks/ods2xls.py
Tom Marble b3da77a17d Updated version to generate xls instead of xls.
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  Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:38:49 -0600
  From: Tom Marble <tmarble@info9.net>
  To: "Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@sfconservancy.org>
  Subject: w/debug ods2xls.py
  Message-ID: <50E73DD9.4010602@info9.net>
2014-09-05 16:28:58 -04:00

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#!/usr/bin/python
# ods2xls.py
# adapted from ssconv.py
# see also
# https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/About_Converting_Microsoft_Office_Documents
# http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Spreadsheets/Filter_Options
# http://linuxsleuthing.blogspot.com/2012/01/unoconv-is-number-one.html
import os
import ooutils
import time
import uno
from com.sun.star.task import ErrorCodeIOException
class SSConverter:
"""
Spreadsheet converter class.
Converts spreadsheets to XLS files.
"""
def __init__(self, oorunner=None):
self.desktop = None
self.oorunner = None
def convert(self, inputFile, outputFile):
"""
Convert the input file (a spreadsheet) to a XLS file.
"""
# Start openoffice if needed.
if not self.desktop:
if not self.oorunner:
self.oorunner = ooutils.OORunner()
# DEBUG
print('oorunner should be working here')
self.desktop = self.oorunner.connect()
time.sleep(1)
print(os.popen('fuser -u 8100/tcp').read())
print('connected to LibreOffice...')
inputUrl = uno.systemPathToFileUrl(os.path.abspath(inputFile))
outputUrl = uno.systemPathToFileUrl(os.path.abspath(outputFile))
document = self.desktop.loadComponentFromURL(inputUrl, "_blank", 0, ooutils.oo_properties(Hidden=True))
try:
# Additional property option:
# FilterOptions="59,34,0,1"
# 59 - Field separator (semicolon), this is the ascii value.
# 34 - Text delimiter (double quote), this is the ascii value.
# 0 - Character set (system).
# 1 - First line number to export.
#
# For more information see:
# http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Spreadsheets/Filter_Options
#
document.storeToURL(outputUrl, ooutils.oo_properties(FilterName="MS Excel 97"))
finally:
document.close(True)
if __name__ == "__main__":
from sys import argv
from os.path import isfile
if len(argv) == 2 and argv[1] == '--shutdown':
ooutils.oo_shutdown_if_running()
else:
if len(argv) < 2:
print "USAGE:"
print " python %s INPUT-FILE [INPUT-FILE ...]" % argv[0]
print "OR"
print " python %s --shutdown" % argv[0]
exit(255)
if not isfile(argv[1]):
print "File not found: %s" % argv[1]
exit(1)
try:
i = 1
converter = SSConverter()
while i < len(argv):
odsname = argv[i]
xlsname = odsname.replace('.ods', '.xls')
print '%s => %s' % (odsname, xlsname)
converter.convert(odsname, xlsname)
i += 1
except ErrorCodeIOException, exception:
print "ERROR! ErrorCodeIOException %d" % exception.ErrCode
exit(1)