process to reproduce problem: -start LibO -choose 'open file' and select a PDF file -a text file import dialog appears where column delimiters and language settings can be set expected behaviour for step 3 is that draw opens the PDF file. problem does not occur with LibO 3.5.4
More or less [Reproducible] with Server Installation of "LibreOffice 3.6.0beta1 German UI/Locale [Build-ID: 1f1cdd8] on German WIN7 Home Premium (64bit). The 1 PDF I tested directly opened from LibO File menu was opened in WRITER without an import dialog appearing. Extension Manager Shows PDF import 1.0.6 available, but it does not work. @Michael: Looks similar to "Bug 43707 - FILEOPEN PDF brings up (ASCII) filter selector instead of opening document". Please set Status to ASSIGNED and add yourself to "Assigned To" if you accept this Bug.
Another packaging / component association problem ?
Win7x64 Ultimate Reproducible: 3.6.0.beta1 (Build ID: 1f1cdd8) Not reproducible: 3.5.5.1
Works for me with a build of master on Linux; Winfried - can you confirm that you have a: /share/extensions/pdfimport/pdfimport.uno.dll type file lying around somewhere :-) as well as an 'xpdfimport' binary ? perhaps it's a simple packaging problem.
(In reply to comment #4) reproducible on 3.6.0.0beta2, Windows XP The installed Lodev3.6 does _not_ have a /share/extensions/pdfimport/pdfimport.uno.dll, it doesn't have a pdfimport* at all (apart from directory share/extensions/pdfimport) There is an 'xpdfimport' binary: share/extensions/pdfimport/xpdfimport.exe (in windows itself, '\' should be used for '/')
ah i think i know why that is, let me guess Winfried that you have some *pdfimport*.lib file somewhere in your installation, which is because the makefile that builds the extension uses the wrong gbuild function and bundles the link stub static library as opposed to the DLL.
it seems the missing DLL problem affects not just PDF Import but also Presentation Minimizer and Presenter Console. if that is indeed the problem it should be fixed on master now. please somebody test if all these work on Windows when built with the fix.
Michael Stahl committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=f0de66d9a541505e14261ffac08e021bce6b67ba fdo#51115: fix sdext extensions on Windows:
Michael Stahl committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-3-6": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=cf6d37a8f4e45fc29e4b156acb098268048af6f6&g=libreoffice-3-6 fdo#51115: fix sdext extensions on Windows: It will be available in LibreOffice 3.6.
(In reply to comment #6) Yes, there is a /share/extensions/pdfimport/ipdfimport.lib in the lodev3.6 directory of 3.6.0.0beta2 I haven't the opportunity now to test, perhaps later
*** Bug 48243 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Michael Stahl committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=e818f8fa1f79c2eb2d647678333b8d12599dda69 fdo#51115: gb_Extension_add_file: fix Windows build:
Michael Stahl committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-3-6": http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=1d179e2ccfd93c711386007e24828959d38c9c22&g=libreoffice-3-6 fdo#51115: gb_Extension_add_file: fix Windows build: It will be available in LibreOffice 3.6.
(In reply to comment #7) > please somebody test if all these work on Windows when built with the fix. VERIFIED the fix in both Windows XP and Windows 7 with following builds: 1) tinderbox Win-x86_9-Voreppe branch libreoffice-3-6 pull time 2012-06-28 19:36:32 core:55d095a3122f68ebf97fd9b2567173c7fb648761 binfilter:8dcb94c6fcb2613834a91762aacdb07d4096a537 dictionaries:b385f067cc80957128b5fe7aefc360227e70bc28 help:dd3b86787d441b8b84e89cb25c61170ec8cf121d translations:e606ec2e4a8b7cfff433a15f85a4d0f7e47df1e2 2) tinderbox W2008R2@16-minimal_build branch MASTER pull time 2012-06-27 04:02:20 core:3f135598fd508e70f31f36cd8a8d7a61ccf4ff79 PDF file now open in Draw. Thanks mst! :-)
VERIFIED the fix in both Windows XP with 3.6.0Beta3: all works fine. Thank you very much!