Python/UNO/OpenOffice?

[olive]

John,

Here is something that works for me under XPsp2 to either save a doc or
save it as PDF:

    filepath = argv[0]
    exportpdf  = argv[1]

    ctxLocal = uno.getComponentContext()
    smgrLocal = ctxLocal.ServiceManager
    resolver =
smgrLocal.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver",ctxLocal)
    url =
"uno:socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext"
    ctx = resolver.resolve(url)
    smgr = ctx.ServiceManager
    desktop =
smgr.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop",ctx)

    properties = []
    if exportpdf == "yes":
        p = PropertyValue()
        p.Name = "Hidden"
        p.Value = True
        properties.append(p)
    properties = tuple(properties)
    doc = desktop.loadComponentFromURL("file:///c:"+filepath+".odt" ,
"_blank", 0, properties)

    if exportpdf == "yes":
        properties = []

        p = PropertyValue()
        p.Name = "Overwrite"
        p.Value = True
        properties.append(p)

        p = PropertyValue()
        p.Name = "FilterName"
        p.Value = 'writer_pdf_Export'
        properties.append(p)

        properties = tuple(properties)
        doc.storeToURL("file:///c:"+filepath+".pdf", properties)

    else:
        doc.store()

    doc.dispose()

You must start OO this way first:
cd C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.0\program
soffice "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;"