Command line converting a PPTX file to DOCX format

[pbloger]

Hello All,

I am trying to convert a pptx presentation into docx format using the LibreOffice command line (headless). I am facing this error:

/opt/libreoffice6.3/program/soffice --headless --convert-to docx --infilter="Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 XML" --outdir /tmp/ /tmp/test.pptx
Error: no export filter for /tmp/test.docx found, aborting.
Error: no export filter

I tried to include an export filter but still get an error:

/opt/libreoffice6.3/program/soffice --headless --convert-to docx:"MS Word 2007 XML" --infilter="Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 XML" --outdir /tmp/ /tmp/test.pptx
convert /tmp/test.pptx -> /tmp/test.docx using filter : MS Word 2007 XML
Error: Please verify input parameters... (SfxBaseModel::impl_store <file:///tmp/test.docx> failed: 0xc10(Error Area:Io Class:Write Code:16))

Can someone please guide me in the right direction to get this converted? Thanks in advance!

[mikekaganski]

You only can do in command line what you also can do from UI. Have you tried to convert PPTX to DOCX using Save As or Export?

[mikekaganski]

There is no export filter for DOCX in Impress (the module that handles PPTX). So no, --convert-to cannot create DOCX from PPTX. You could try a two-stage conversion with, say, PDF as an intermediate step, which would give you an unmanageable DOCX in the end.