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Hi all,
I've been looking into the command line parameters for LibO.  Using
these, it is possible to do some interesting things, such as
converting from one format to another without having to run the LibO
gui.  An example of what I'm talking about is to convert your odt file
to docx:
soffice.exe -headless -convert-to docx Document_name.odt

My problem is that I can't find this "-convert-to" parameter in any
proper documentation.  The best I can find is some web post or
something that mentions it (but not discussed in detail), such as
http://muthusuba.blogspot.com/2011/03/so-called-hidden-features-of.html
and http://notes.benv.junerules.com/commandline-xlsdoc-to-pdf-converting/

On the wiki pages I found references to some of the command line
parameters for LibO (and OOo):
http://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Starting_the_Software_With_Parameters
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Framework/Article/Command_Line_Arguments

Most of these commands can also be seen by typing "soffice.exe -?".
But neither the wiki pages nor the command line help (see below)
mention the "-convert-to" parameter.  Does anyone know where to find
more information?  I just have a sneaking suspicion that there might
be other parameters that I'm not aware of (yet) that could prove
useful.

On a second point, "soffice.exe -?" is a little tricky.  Instead of
listing the available command parameters to the console, it opens up a
"Help Message..." window (this is in Windows7 x64).  Not all of the
text fits into this window, and I can't scroll or resize the window.
So in all fairness, it is possible that the "-convert-to" parameter is
mentioned there, I just can't see it in the window.  Does anyone know
how I can get the help info to display properly?

Regards
Stephan

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