Overview
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The Aras Innovator Conversion Server is a framework to manage file conversion processes used to transform native files into other viewable formats such as TIFF or PDF files.
The following sections describe the procedures needed to create a DLL called ‘MyWordConverter’ that integrates a file converter for Microsoft Word 2016’s ‘Save to PDF’ feature as an example for use with the Conversion Server.
The steps required are:
- Set up the required software
- Create the custom converter DLL.
- Deploy the project
A full code example can be found in Appendix B at the end of this document. The remainder of this document describes the procedures required for each step.
Note
This document is only an example for integrating a file conversion utility with the Conversion Server. The example in this document is not meant for production use. Microsoft Word is not intended for use as a file converter without the direct interaction of the end user.