Changeset 22827

Timestamp:

2010-09-01T11:48:52+12:00 (14 years ago)

Author:

davidb

Message:

Linux need to run soffice in background

File:

• gs2-extensions/open-office-src/trunk/perllib/plugins/OpenOfficeConverter.pm (modified) (3 diffs)

gs2-extensions/open-office-src/trunk/perllib/plugins/OpenOfficeConverter.pm

@@ -63 +63 @@
     else {
         # test to see if soffice in in path
+        my $cmd = "soffice -headless 2>&1";
+
+
         if ($ENV{'GSDLOS'} =~ m/^windows$/) {
         my $ooffice_dir_guess =
@@ -70 +73 @@
             &util::envvar_append("PATH",$ooffice_dir_guess);
         }
+        $cmd .= " >nul";
         }
-        my $cmd = "soffice -headless 2>&1";
-
+        else {
+        # Windows seems to launch OpenOffice as a service (i.e.
+        # automatically puts it in the background).  
+        # For Unix putting it in the background needs to be done 
+        # explicitly
+
+        $cmd .= " >/dev/null &";
+        }
+        
         my $status = system($cmd);
         if ($status != 0) {
@@ -184 +195 @@
 
     # Generate and run the convert command
-    my $jodjar;
-
     my $gextoo_home = $ENV{'GEXT_OPENOFFICE'};
     my $jodjar = &util::filename_cat($gextoo_home,"lib","java","jodconverter.jar");