| Name | Office Connector |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Atlassian |
| Authors | |
| Homepage | http://www.atlassian.com/office |
| Issue Management | http://developer.atlassian.com/jira/browse/WORDDV |
| Continuous Integration | n/a |
| Categories | Content Converters Remote Access |
| Most Recent Version | 1.3.6 |
| Availability | Confluence v2.8.0 to v2.10 |
| State | Stable |
| Support |
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| License | Freeware / Open Source (Free with Confluence) |
| Price | Free |
| Release Docs | http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFEXT/Office+Connector+documentation |
| Java API Docs | n/a |
| Download Source | n/a |
| Download JAR | OfficeConnector-1.3.6.jar |
Office Connector documentation
Available here.
Office Connector for Confluence
The Office Connector is a plugin for Atlassian's Confluence that enables you to use Microsoft Office or OpenOffice to create and edit rich content for your wiki. If you've been trying to increase wiki adoption in your organization then you need this plugin. It provides a seamless interface between Confluence and the familiar idea of document sharing. In addition, it adds the power of a full featured word processor as a WYSIWYG wiki editor. The features of the Office Connector:
- Seamlessly edit Confluence content in Microsoft Word
- View and edit Office documents from within Confluence
- Word Document Import
- Supports OpenOffice and Firefox in addition to Microsoft Office.
See http://www.atlassian.com/office for a complete overview of the benefits of the Office Connector.
Comments (101)
Jul 25, 2007
Bob Swift says:
Looks promising! Word doc import fails with system error and partial import if ...Looks promising! Word doc import fails with system error and partial import if headings contain invalid characters for a Confluence page name. Subsequent re-import at higher heading level to avoid error fails as well with:
org.springframework.orm.hibernate.HibernateSystemException: a different object with the same identifier value was already associated with the session: 5570679, of class: com.atlassian.confluence.pages.Page; nested exception is net.sf.hibernate.NonUniqueObjectException: a different object with the same identifier value was already associated with the session: 5570679, of class: com.atlassian.confluence.pages.Page net.sf.hibernate.NonUniqueObjectException: a different object with the same identifier value was already associated with the session: 5570679, of class: com.atlassian.confluence.pages.Page at net.sf.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.checkUniqueness(SessionImpl.java:1687)
Jul 25, 2007
Ryan Ackley says:
Fixed both problems I think. Thanks Bob. You can download an update here. Rememb...Fixed both problems I think. Thanks Bob. You can download an update here. Remember to delete or uninstall the old version
Jul 25, 2007
ryan says:
excellent idea, definitely will be worth the money! i look forward to ...excellent idea, definitely will be worth the money! i look forward to it.
Jul 26, 2007
Matthew Janulewicz says:
Most excellent plugin. Way better than the dumpy perl script I finished about a ...Most excellent plugin. Way better than the dumpy perl script I finished about a week ago.
I don't have access to the Developer Jira database or else I'd write up a bug, but I noticed that when I have anonymous access enabled in a read-only state, the import doc tab still shows up on pages and allows me to import a doc (create a page) even though I don't have those permissions.
-mattyj2001
Jul 26, 2007
Ryan Ackley says:
Thanks Matthew, that is definitely a nasty bug. I will put that in JIRA for you.Thanks Matthew, that is definitely a nasty bug. I will put that in JIRA for you.
Jul 30, 2007
Ryan Ackley says:
Hi Matthew, I fixed the security problem and posted a new version on http://ww...Hi Matthew,
I fixed the security problem and posted a new version on http://www.benryan.com. Word/DAV will now hide the UI components if a user doesn't have permission as well as perform permission checks before proceeding with an import or export.
-Ryan
Oct 31, 2007
Kevin Graves says:
This plugin looks promising. The biggest complaint I hear regarding Confluence i...This plugin looks promising. The biggest complaint I hear regarding Confluence is the general unfriendliness of the editor. Whilst that's a matter of opinion it's difficult to alter perceptions. "Edit in word" is a big selling point.
Do you have plans for Firefox and OpenOffice compatibility? This would be a major advantage in encouraging Mac and Linux users to engage more fully with Confluence in our organisation.
Nov 02, 2007
Mark says:
what's the status of this project anyhow? seems very interesting, especially if...what's the status of this project anyhow?
seems very interesting, especially if you can integrate easy image upload, and maybe some webdav integration on the status of attachments
Nov 02, 2007
Ryan Ackley says:
Status: going strong You should download it and give it a try. It comes with a...Status: going strong
You should download it and give it a try. It comes with a 14 day evaluation.
Nov 02, 2007
Ryan Ackley says:
It is possible to use it with Firefox on Windows. See this link for more i...It is possible to use it with Firefox on Windows. See this link for more info.
I'll look into OpenOffice.
One feature of Word/DAV is that it creates a WebDAV repository of all of your Confluence pages but represents them as Word documents to the OS. Since OpenOffice can edit Word documents this would be a way for you to use OpenOffice. You would just have to navigate to the repository using your OS and then open the page/word document for editing. This isn't as convenient as opening it directly from the page.
Jan 22, 2008
Erich Buri says:
What about version checking.. I can open, edit and save a document although som...What about version checking..
I can open, edit and save a document although someone changed it in the mean time....
Can you confirm this?
We're interested in this plugin to provide kind of minimal offline capabilities. But if we don't get a version checking, users will immediatly create a big mess.
Jan 22, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
That is correct. It would be possible to add a feature to deal with this on a ma...That is correct. It would be possible to add a feature to deal with this on a manual import but not when you save directly from Word. Please add it to JIRA if that would work for you.
Feb 01, 2008
Greg Sandell says:
Nice plugin! I find it a little odd, though, that you have to first cr...Nice plugin! I find it a little odd, though, that you have to first create a dummy page, then "doc import" the word doc, which overwrites the dummy page. In MSIE it overwrote both the subject line and the body, while in Mozilla (which works for me with no extra plugin steps ?!) it preserved the subject line but overwrote the body.
Feb 01, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
You don't have to create a dummy page. Use the Doc Import tab on the space home ...You don't have to create a dummy page. Use the Doc Import tab on the space home page. Use the advanced button when you do the upload. It gives you the option of creating a new page in the space.
Can you file a JIRA report with steps to reproduce the inconsistencies you experienced between Mozilla and IE?
Mar 02, 2008
Rick Hadsall says:
This is an excellent plugin. I wonder how difficult it would be to make it...This is an excellent plugin. I wonder how difficult it would be to make it extensible itself - so that the table-plus and ibltable plugin people can allow WordDAV to take advantage of the rich table features of those plugins.
Also - is it possible to add export to Word so the Export Space feature, and the top-right-hand print/pdf export add Word export capability?
Mar 10, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
Making it extensible is a good idea. See this demo if you have 10 minutes: http:...Making it extensible is a good idea. See this demo if you have 10 minutes: http://www.benryan.com/?q=node/26 It goes over some new features that might circumvent your need for advanced macros.
Word Export for a space is something that would be useful. You can kind of export a page to Word already from the Info tab on a page in Confluence. I say kind of because it's really just html that they get Word to open but it might work for you.
Mar 10, 2008
Michael S. Kelly says:
I'm trying to install this from the Plugin Repository and I keep getting "TypeEr...I'm trying to install this from the Plugin Repository and I keep getting "TypeError: exception has no properties". I'm using Confluence v2.6.0.
Any thoughts?
-=michael=-
Mar 10, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
Thanks Michael, that is concerning. I will try to reproduce and get back to you....Thanks Michael, that is concerning. I will try to reproduce and get back to you.
Mar 25, 2008
Michael S. Kelly says:
Ryan, any luck tracking this down?Ryan, any luck tracking this down?
Mar 25, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
see http://forums.atlassian.com/thread.jspa?messageID=257249289 and http://deve...see http://forums.atlassian.com/thread.jspa?messageID=257249289
and http://developer.atlassian.com/jira/browse/APR-21
Mar 22, 2008
Mustafa Abusalah says:
The import Doc is not working with me when adding the wiki code to adaptavist th...The import Doc is not working with me when adding the wiki code to adaptavist theme builder 3.1 is there a special wiki tag for the imprt document like the one for edit in word?
Mar 24, 2008
Brian Boyle says:
Love the new viewfile plugin.....the video on the website looks great. Unfortun...Love the new viewfile plugin.....the video on the website looks great.
Unfortunately I'm having a few problems with it. I have gotten XLS files to work and a simple word doc but .ppt files and any large word files dont seem to work.
All my.ppt files just appear blank.....no error message or anything.Large word files are producing the following error
viewfile: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1964
Any ideas?
Thanks
Brian
Mar 25, 2008
Bob Swift says:
Right click on blank area and select play. Mine worked for a few slides and the...Right click on blank area and select play. Mine worked for a few slides and then hung.
Mar 25, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
hmm...it shouldn't be making you do that. It should just come up. What version o...hmm...it shouldn't be making you do that. It should just come up. What version of Flash and what platform are you running it on where you have to tell it to play from the right click menu? I don't even have a "Play" option. When you right click is there an "About" option? What does it say?
The Flex control for viewing powerpoint and pdf requires Adobe Flash Player 9. If you are running that, can you send me the presentation that's hanging? Anything in the log files?
Mar 24, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
Can you send me the files? ryan@benryan.comCan you send me the files? ryan@benryan.com
Mar 25, 2008
Daniel Heise says:
Great plugin! But I have two problems/questions. If a space uses another ...Great plugin!
But I have two problems/questions.
thanks, Daniel
Mar 25, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
You can switch the location of the Edit-in-Word button in the plugin configurati...You can switch the location of the Edit-in-Word button in the plugin configuration. The default option doesn't show up in older themes (like Clickr)
No, I did a poor job of making it translatable. I will fix this in the next release. If you translate it to another language, I will give you a free license.
Mar 25, 2008
Daniel Heise says:
Hi Ryan, sounds very good. I will check the switch tomorrow. And if I find a li...Hi Ryan,
sounds very good. I will check the switch tomorrow. And if I find a little more time I translate it into german.
Daniel
Mar 26, 2008
Roberto Dominguez says:
Ryan, Trying the plugin but have not been successful. On IE6 on XP SP2, I kee...Ryan,
Trying the plugin but have not been successful.
Regards,
Roberto
Error in windows:
Error on mac:
Mar 27, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
The activex error may be because you don't have a recent version of Office ins...Mar 29, 2008
Roberto Dominguez says:
doh! you are right, I was trying it on a vm image that didn't have Office instal...doh! you are right, I was trying it on a vm image that didn't have Office installed :-/
Sorry about that, I'll try again once I install Office
I tried the Doc import and it worked like a charm!
Apr 01, 2008
Mark says:
I have Office 2003 installed and am having same problem with ActiveX warning Us...I have Office 2003 installed and am having same problem with ActiveX warning
Using IE7 - Word icon greyed out, activeX message reported above
Using IE switch in FF - No message at all, Word Icon is greyed out, nothing happens
I can do Doc import as well, but no direct edit.
Apr 02, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
I take it you have already verified your security settings allow activeX? Did y...I take it you have already verified your security settings allow activeX?
Did you try the Word/DAV firefox plugin? (different from IE tab plugin)
If you have the Office 2003 cd, you might want to try repairing the installation...or adding to it. There are server components that get installed when you install Office 2003. You may have unchecked the box when you installed or something. Just throwing ideas out there. It's very hard to find documentation from Microsoft about it.
Apr 02, 2008
Mark says:
Thanks Ryan. Where would the FF plugin be? The FF page on this wiki does not hav...Thanks Ryan. Where would the FF plugin be? The FF page on this wiki does not have an .xpi attachment.
When I try to use the Word icon to edit a page in FF it only tells me I need IE 5 and above, but no prompt to install xpi shown. Thx.
Apr 21, 2008
Ryan Ackley says:
Hi Mark, Sorry it took me a while to respond to this. The firefox plugin is par...Hi Mark,
Sorry it took me a while to respond to this. The firefox plugin is part of Word/DAV 1.3 and later. You will be prompted to install the plugin when you try to use the edit features of the plugin.
-Ryan