What's the best program / API for converting Word docs to PDF that does NOT require Office to be installed?

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Chaulky picture Chaulky · Sep 28, 2010 · Viewed 14.7k times · Source

Well, really the title of the question says it all. There are similar questions on SO already. But here's some differences... I absolutely cannot use Office on the server. I must be able to convert the document programmatically. I don't really care how much it costs. Obviously cheaper is better, but if you have a good suggestion that happens to be pricey, please feel free to include it.

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I accepted the OpenOffice.org answer because it seemed like the most intriguing. However, I really am curious what other people think. Keep posting answers and voting and I'll accept whichever has the most votes.

Answer

Lou Franco picture Lou Franco · Sep 28, 2010

OpenOffice can be run in a GUI-less server mode. Using it that way, you can connect to it, stream a document to it, and then convert to any type it supports and stream it back.

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