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Free online FODS to PDF conversion via curl

Use free online app or Curl SDK to convert between FODS & PDF as well as several popular formats from Microsoft® Excel.

Curl Code for Converting FODS to PDF 

// Converting FODS to HTML
curl -X POST "https://api.aspose.cloud/v3.0/cells/google.FODS/SaveAs?newfilename=google.HTML&isAutoFitRows=false&isAutoFitColumns=false&checkExcelRestriction=true" 
-H  "accept: application/json" 
-H  "authorization: Bearer <token>" 
-H  "Content-Type: application/json" 
-H  "x-aspose-client: Containerize.Swagger" 
-d "{  \"SaveFormat\": \"\",
      \"CachedFileFolder\": \"string\",
      \"ClearData\": true,  
      \"CreateDirectory\": true,  
      \"EnableHTTPCompression\": true,  
      \"RefreshChartCache\": true,  
      \"SortNames\": true,  
      \"ValidateMergedAreas\": true}"

    // Converting HTML to PDF
curl -X PUT "https://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0/words/google.HTML/saveAs" 
-H  "accept: application/json" 
-H  "Authorization: Bearer <token>" 
-H  "Content-Type: application/json" 
-H  "x-aspose-client: Containerize.Swagger" 
-d "{\"FileName\":\"google.PDF\",
        \"AllowEmbeddingPostScriptFonts\":true,
        \"DmlRenderingMode\":\"Fallback\",
        \"DmlEffectsRenderingMode\":\"Simplified\",
        \"ImlRenderingMode\":\"Fallback\",
        \"ZipOutput\":true,
        \"UpdateLastSavedTimeProperty\":true,
        \"UpdateSdtContent\":true,
        \"UpdateFields\":true,
        \"Dml3DEffectsRenderingMode\":\"Basic\",
        \"UpdateCreatedTimeProperty\":true,
        \"UpdateLastPrintedProperty\":true,
        \"CustomTimeZoneInfoData\":{\"Id\":\"string\",
                                    \"BaseUtcOffset\":\"string\",
                                    \"DisplayName\":\"string\",
                                    \"StandardDisplayName\":\"string\"},
        \"FlatOpcXmlMappingOnly\":true}"

How to convert FODS to PDF online in Cloud Apps

  1. Initialize WordsApi and CellsApi with Client Id, Client Secret, Base URL & API version
  2. Set ConvertDocumentRequest with parameters local file name and format as HTML
  3. Call WordsApi convertDocument to convert FODS document to HTML
  4. Initialize SaveOption from CellsAPI with parameters SaveFormat as PDF
  5. Call cellsSaveAsPostDocumentSaveAs method to convert FODS file to PDF

Get Started with Aspose.Total REST APIs

  1. Create an account at Dashboard to get free API quota & authorization details
  2. Get Aspose.Words and Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs for Curl source code from Aspose.Words GitHub and Aspose.Cells GitHub repos to compile/use the SDK yourself or head to the Releases for alternative download options.
  3. Also have a look at Swagger-based API Reference for Aspose.Words and Aspose.Cells to know more about the REST API.

How to Convert Excel FODS to other formats online

You can use Aspose.Cells to transform FODS files into HTML format. Then, you can input the HTML files to any of the APIs in Aspose.Total, such as Aspose.Words, Aspose.PDF, Aspose.Email, Aspose.Slides, Aspose.Diagram, Aspose.Tasks, Aspose.3D, Aspose.HTML. This will allow you to output the files in hundred of different formats.

To see the full list of supported formats, please check the Aspose.Total Cloud page.

How to convert MS Excel FODS to Image formats

Aspose.Cells Cloud SDK produces few quick and easy ways to convert MS Excel files to various image formats similar to what we have done above for PDF: by direct REST API calls or using SDKs. There are multiple image formats accessible for converting Excel sheets with Aspose.Cells Cloud APIs - JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and TIFF.

  1. Create SaveOption object and set desire format using SaveFormat property.
  2. Create ConvertDocumentRequest object to convert FODS document
  3. Call SaveAsPostDocument method of CellsApi class instance for conversion from FODS

How to Convert FODS to PDF online

For FODS to PDF, you need to go to the web page FODS to PDF and upload the FODS file from your device. Then, you need to click on the “Convert” button and wait for the conversion to finish. After that, you can download the PDF file to your device.

How to Convert Webpage to PDF format

For Webpage to PDF format conversion, you need to go to the website Webpage to PDF and enter the URL of the webpage you want to convert in the input box. Then, you need to click on the “Convert” button and wait for the conversion to finish. After that, you can download the PDF file to your device.

FAQ

  • What is FODS Format?
    A file with .fods extension is a type of OpenDocument Spreadsheet document format that stores data in rows and columns. The format is specified as part of ODF 1.2 specifications published and maintained by OASIS. FODS files cannot be opened with Excel, another Spreadsheet software application by Microsoft. FODS files can be saved as ODS using LibreOffice and can be converted to other formats such as XLS and XLSX.
  • What is PDF Format?
    Portable Document Format (PDF) is a type of document created by Adobe back in 1990s. The purpose of this file format was to introduce a standard for representation of documents and other reference material in a format that is independent of application software, hardware as well as Operating System. PDF files can be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader/Writer as well in most modern browsers like Chrome, Safari, Firefox via extensions/plug-ins. Most of the commercially available software suites also offer conversion of their documents to PDF file format without the requirement of any additional software component.
  • How can I get started with Aspose.Total REST APIs?
    Quickstart not only guides through the initialization of Aspose.Total Cloud API, it also helps in installing the required libraries.
  • Where can I see the release notes for Aspose.Total Cloud API?
    Complete release notes can be reviewed at Aspose.Total Cloud Documentation.
  • Is it safe to convert FODS to PDF in the Cloud?
    Of course! Aspose Cloud uses Amazon EC2 cloud servers that guarantee the security and resilience of the service. Please read more about Aspose's Security Practices.
  • What file formats are supported by Aspose.Total Cloud API?
    Aspose.Total Cloud can convert file formats from any product family to any other product family to PDF, DOCX, XPS, image(TIFF, JPEG, PNG BMP), MD and more. Checkout the complete list of supported file formats.
  • I can not find the SDK for my favorite language. What should I do?
    Aspose.Total Cloud is also available as a Docker Container. Try using it with cURL in case your required SDK is not available yet.