Convert Office files to swf (Flash)

Question

In a webbapp hosted on its private server with Linux(Ubuntu Server 10) , the users will upload documents(MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, etc..). We want to convert the files in SWF(Flash) objects , to embed them to the site. I saw a lot of Websites having this future. How they do it ?

Answer 1

There are a number of server side apps that can convert from DOC, PPT, etc to SWF format (trying searching for "PPT to SWF"). As you're using linux, then have a look at running openOffice. If you need to manipulate the content eg browse through slides in a PPT then have a look at a some of the commercial solutions that comes with an API.