Transform MD to ODT via Java
On Premise Java API to Render MD to ODT without using any third party application
Converting a Markdown (MD) file to OpenDocument Text (ODT) format can be easily done in two simple steps. The first step is to render the MD file to a DOC format using Aspose.PDF for Java. Aspose.PDF for Java is a powerful PDF Processing API that is part of the Aspose.Total for Java package. This package contains a range of APIs that can be used to create, edit, and convert a variety of document formats.
Once the MD file has been rendered to a DOC format, the second step is to use Aspose.Words for Java to convert the DOC file to an ODT format. Aspose.Words for Java is a powerful Document Processing API that is also part of the Aspose.Total for Java package. This API can be used to create, edit, and convert a variety of document formats, including DOC and ODT.
By using Aspose.PDF for Java and Aspose.Words for Java, you can easily convert an MD file to an ODT file in just two simple steps. Both APIs are part of the Aspose.Total for Java package, which provides a range of APIs for creating, editing, and converting a variety of document formats.
Java API to Convert MD to ODT
Conversion Requirements
You can easily use Aspose.Total for Java directly from a Maven based project and include Aspose.PDF for Java and Aspose.Words for Java in your pom.xml.
Alternatively, you can get a ZIP file from downloads .
Open Password Protected MD Document via Java
While converting MD to ODT, even if your document is password protected, you can still open it using PDF Manipulation API Aspose.PDF for Java . In order to open the encrypted file, you need to create a Document object and open the MD using the owner’s password.
Document document = new Document("input.md", "password");
// save MD as a DOC
document.save("DocOutput.doc", SaveFormat.DOC);
Save ODT Document to a Database via Java
While saving your input document to ODT file format, you can also save your document to database instead of a file system. You may need to implement storing and retrieving Document objects to and from a database. This would be necessary if you were implementing any type of content management system. In order to save your ODT to database it is often necessary to serialize the document to obtain a byte array. This can be done using Aspose.Words for Java API. After getting your byte array, you can store it in the database using SQL statement.
public static void StoreToDatabase(Document doc, Connection mConnection) throws Exception {
// create an output stream which uses byte array to save data
ByteArrayOutputStream aout = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
// save the document to byte array
doc.save(aout, SaveFormat.ODT);
// get the byte array from output steam
// the byte array now contains the document
byte[] buffer = aout.toByteArray();
// get the filename from the document.
String fileName = doc.getOriginalFileName();
String filePath = fileName.replace("\\", "\\\\");
// create the SQL command.
String commandString = "INSERT INTO Documents (FileName, FileContent) VALUES('" + filePath + "', '" + buffer + "')";
Statement statement = mConnection.createStatement();
statement.executeUpdate(commandString);
}
Key Use Cases
Publishing open-source documentation as professionally formatted ODT files.
Converting Markdown guides into editable LibreOffice documents.
Creating cross-platform documents for organizations avoiding proprietary formats.
Producing localized ODT manuals sourced from MD content.
Automation Scenarios
Batch conversion of Markdown repositories into ODT for public distribution.
Automated ODT documentation generation in open-source projects.
Cross-platform ETL workflows outputting ODT for government or NGOs.
Trigger-based ODT creation in localization and translation pipelines.