Convert xls to PDF by command line, how to use parameters, and how to lock checkbox

[newsky]

I convert xls to pdf by Linux cmd:

/usr/bin/soffice --headless --convert-to pdf:calc_pdf_Export {} --outdir {}

And got perfect result, but checkbox from XLSX file can be changed in the PDF file, if I convert by Libre, if convert by MS Office(save as) checkbox in the result PDF can not be changed.

How I can manage this settings in the Libre cmd command?

Libre version: LibreOffice 7.4.7.2 40(Build:2)

For example:
example.xlsx (11.2 KB)
example_Libre.pdf (9.1 KB)

[mikekaganski]

DOCX to PDF conversion not working

Your DOCX likely contained some content controls, which were unsupported in v.7.4, but got support in v.7.5. This is not an export issue, but the content of the document, which is now recognized and handled properly. The PDF export option (enabled by default) that controls if form controls are exported to PDF as such is Create PDF form: [image] If you want that your documents’ form controls do not export as editable fields in PDFs, you need to disable the option at export. You may either do i…

Note that checkboxes got supported earlier. The description there fully relates to your case.

See also Docx to pdf Rich text content control looses formats - #9 by mikekaganski

[newsky]

@DOCX to PDF conversion not working

form

Thank you a lot!!!

result linux command(all ’ and " important!):

/usr/bin/soffice --headless --convert-to ‘pdf:calc_pdf_Export:{“ExportFormFields”:{“type”:“boolean”,“value”:“false”}}’ /opt/temp_work_pdftohtml/data.xlsx --outdir /opt/temp_work_pdftohtml

full help here: PDF CLI Parameters (libreoffice.org)