Format Converters

A format converter is a component able to transform a file of a given format into another different format.

In the Associations section you can choose what converter to use for an exact combination of formats. The drop down list only shows the converters currently registerred for that specific combination. Once you have completed your changes click on Save to confirm.

Instead of working in the big table of the format combinations you can otherwise work by converter clicking in the gear icon in the section's title.

Here you can choose a converter then select what combinations you want to assign to that converter. To save the changes click Apply and then Save in the main toolbar.

Another available option allows you to quickly control the converters associated with a specific type of file. Using the Extension Filter, we can display all the available converters and possibly work to modify them.

Configure the Format Converters

The section Converters shows the list of all the installed converters and some of them may require some configuration parameters. To configure a converter just expand it's row and open the configuration table. To change a specific parameter just double click in the value cell, apply your modifications and confirm by pressing Enter. At the end you can save all the configurations by pressing the Save button in the toolbar.

In the same LogicalDOC installation, you may configure different converters.


Converter	Description	Configuration
LibreOfficeConverter	Uses the Libre Office application installed in the server machine	path: absolute installation path of the Libre Office in the serverrunAsDaemon: if you want the LibreOffice to be used as daemon(always resident) ports: comma separated list of ports used to launch Libre Office as daemon. The number of ports specifies the number of active conversion daemonstasks: number of conversion tasks after which the daemon is restarted
ZamZarConverter	Uses the remote conversion service ZamZar	apiKey: the key given by ZamZar when you purchase their service
ConvertioConverter	Uses the remote conversion service ZamZar	apiKey: the key given by Convertio when you purchase their service
DocToAnyConverter	Uses the application doc2any.exe	path: absolute path of the doc2any.exe executable (make sure to put this path in the allowed commands) licenseKey: the code given by Doc2Any when you purchase their license useOffice: put true if you want Doc2Any to try to use the Office installed in the server usePrinter: put true if you want Doc2Any to try to use it's virtual printer runViaService: put true if you want Doc2Any to execute as a service
AcmeCadConverter	Uses the application AcmeCADConverter.exe to convert DWG into PDF	path: absolute path of the AcmeCADConverter.exe executable (make sure to put this path in the allowed commands) licenseKey: the code given by AcmeCADConverter when you purchase their license
HtmlConverter	Converts a HTML documents into PDF	serverLocalUrl: base url to be used to rewrite the references to LogicalDOC resources (eg: http://localhost:8080)
CoolUtilsConverter	Uses the Cool Utils applications installed in the server machine	imageConverter: absolute path of the ImageConverter32.exe executable (make sure to put this path in the allowed commands)
GhostscriptConverter	Uses the Ghostscript interpreter for PostScript	path: absolute path of the gs executable (make sure to put this path in the allowed commands)arguments: optional arguments to pass to the gs executable timeout: maximum execution time expressed in seconds
ImageConverter	Uses the ImageMagick image manipulation tool	path: absolute path of the convert executable (make sure to put this path in the allowed commands) timeout: maximum execution time expressed in seconds
OnlyOfficeConverter	Uses the OnlyOffice editing application	url: the address to communicate with your OnlyOffice (eg: http://onlyoffice_server:8084) security.key: connection secret token, (eg: my_jwt_secret) callback: the address that OnlyOffice will use to call your LogicalDOC (eg: http://ldoc_server:8080)