docx_to_pdf: Convert a Word document to PDF

In convertxlsform: Convert an 'XLSForm' to a 'Word' or PDF Document

Convert a Word document to PDF

Description

Converts a .docx file to PDF with LibreOffice, or with Microsoft Word through the doconv package. LibreOffice is free and runs on all platforms. Each call uses a fresh temporary LibreOffice profile, so it works while a LibreOffice window is open and in parallel runs.

Usage

docx_to_pdf(
  docx,
  pdf = NULL,
  engine = c("auto", "libreoffice", "word"),
  overwrite = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

docx	Path to an existing .docx file.
pdf	Path of the PDF to write. NULL (default) uses the path of docx with the extension changed to .pdf.
engine	"auto" (default) tries LibreOffice, then Word through doconv if that package is installed. "libreoffice" and "word" force one engine.
overwrite	Overwrite an existing pdf? Default FALSE.
verbose	Print progress messages? Default TRUE.

Details

If LibreOffice is installed in an unusual place, set the option convertxlsform.soffice or the environment variable CONVERTXLSFORM_SOFFICE to the path of the soffice binary.

Value

The path of the PDF, invisibly.

Examples

if (interactive() && has_libreoffice()) {
  docx <- tempfile(fileext = ".docx")
  doc <- officer::read_docx()
  doc <- officer::body_add_par(doc, "Hello")
  print(doc, target = docx)
  pdf <- docx_to_pdf(docx, pdf = tempfile(fileext = ".pdf"))
  file.exists(pdf)
}

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