Question: 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. I hope that I can find a solution on VeryPDF?
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: If you would like to accept OpenOffice.org answer and would like to use COM, Dll or desktop version to run the conversion from word to PDF, you can have a free trial of Doc to Any Converter. If you would like to use cloud based API for converting word to PDF without any Office or MS Office installed, please have a free trial of cloud based application named Office Document to PDF Converter Cloud API, by which you can convert any Office file to PDF without MS Office installed. Both of two methods can help you convert word to PDF without MS Office installed, please choose the proper version according to your needs.
Convert word to PDF without Office to be installed
Why the conversion can go through smoothly?
VeryPDF Cloud API is a cloud service API provided for developers which is a cloud-based document generation, conversion and automation platform. It gives developers on all platforms total control over documents and file formats. We have arranged everything needed for the conversion on our sever, so once you input the URL and then the conversion will be done at once. It is a little like SAAS, we rent software and service for you, so you do not need to install everything.
How to convert word to PDF without MS Office installed by cloud based application?
- When you run the conversion, you do not need to download and install anything. All you need to to is that open browser and make the web net connection is available.
- Please change the local word file to online file or else the conversion can not be done by the online service.
- When you run the conversion, please refer to the following URL.
http://online.verypdf.com/api/apikey=XXXXXXXXXXXXX
&app=doc2any&infile=http://online.verypdf.com/examples/cloud-api/verypdf.doc&outfile=verypdf.pdf
http://online.verypdf.com/api/apikey=XXXXXXXXXXXXX&
app=doc2any&infile=http://online.verypdf.com/examples/cloud-api/verypdf.docx&outfile=out.pdf
By the above two URL, we can convert doc, docx file to PDF without any Office file installed. The same with other MS Office file.
By those two methods, we can convert word to PDF without MS Office installed. During the using, if you have any question, please contact us as soon as possible.