Changing Target File Format Leave feedback
NoteThe example reads the shop data described in The Business Layer.
GroupDocs.Assembly provides a powerful feature to change the target file format of an assembled document using file extension or explicit specification. GroupDocs.Assembly API provides the ability to change target file format when assembling the following file formats:
- Word Processing documents
- Spreadsheet documents
- Presentation documents
- Email documents
- Text documents
Supported output file formats depending on input file formats can be found at this page.
import json
from datetime import datetime
from groupdocs.assembly import DataSourceInfo, DocumentAssembler
def parse_dates(item):
# JSON has no dates: turn the order dates into datetime objects for the template
for key in ("OrderDate", "ShippingDate"):
if key in item:
item[key] = datetime.strptime(item[key], "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
return item
with open("orders.json", encoding="utf-8") as f:
orders = json.load(f, object_hook=parse_dates)
assembler = DocumentAssembler()
assembler.assemble_document("bubble-chart.docx", "bubble-chart-report.pdf", DataSourceInfo(orders, "orders"))
The following sample file is used in this example: bubble-chart.docx
The following sample file is used in this example: orders.json
Binary file (PDF, 44 KB)
from groupdocs.assembly import DataSourceInfo, DocumentAssembler
assembler = DocumentAssembler()
assembler.assemble_document("conversion-template.pptx", "conversion-template-report.pptx", DataSourceInfo("Harbor Lane Provisions", "product"))
The following sample file is used in this example: conversion-template.pptx
Binary file (PPTX, 38 KB)
from groupdocs.assembly import DataSourceInfo, DocumentAssembler
assembler = DocumentAssembler()
assembler.assemble_document("conversion-template.pot", "conversion-template-report.pot", DataSourceInfo("Harbor Lane Provisions", "product"))
The following sample file is used in this example: conversion-template.pot
Binary file (POT, 180 KB)
from groupdocs.assembly import DataSourceInfo, DocumentAssembler
assembler = DocumentAssembler()
assembler.assemble_document("conversion-template.otp", "conversion-template-report.otp", DataSourceInfo("Harbor Lane Provisions", "product"))
The following sample file is used in this example: conversion-template.otp
Binary file (OTP, 7 KB)
from groupdocs.assembly import DataSourceInfo, DocumentAssembler
assembler = DocumentAssembler()
assembler.assemble_document("conversion-template.xlsx", "conversion-template-report.xlsx", DataSourceInfo("Harbor Lane Provisions", "product"))
The following sample file is used in this example: conversion-template.xlsx
Binary file (XLSX, 9 KB)
from groupdocs.assembly import DataSourceInfo, DocumentAssembler
assembler = DocumentAssembler()
assembler.assemble_document("conversion-template.xlt", "conversion-template-report.xlt", DataSourceInfo("Harbor Lane Provisions", "product"))
The following sample file is used in this example: conversion-template.xlt
Binary file (XLT, 14 KB)
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