When starting with "-invisible" it hangs after a few cylces (5 in my the test
I've just done, but it varies).
soffice -invisible

I'm driving through the API from Java. I have use a trivial document with just
"abc" in it. It is MSWord formant, It I test without the flag it runs, add the
flag and it hangs. I can't see what it's doing because ... it's invisible.


My soffice command:

$OFFICE/soffice -invisible
"-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager" &





After a while I send an interrupt because I've had no action and OO throws this:
ceManager" &

com.sun.star.uno.RuntimeException:
com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.remote.JobQueue.removeJob -
unexpected:java.lang.InterruptedException: operation interrupted
	at java.lang.Throwable.fillInStackTrace(Native Method)
	at java.lang.Throwable.fillInStackTrace(Compiled Code)
	at com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.java.Proxy.invoke(Compiled Code)
	at com.sun.star.lib.sandbox.generic.DispatcherAdapterBase.invokeSec(Compiled
Code)
	at com.sun.star.lib.sandbox.generic.DispatcherAdapterBase.invokeL(Compiled
Code)
	at
JSGencom_sun_star_frame_XComponentLoadercom_sun_star_lib_uno_environments_java_Proxy.loadComponentFromURL(Unknown
Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Compiled Code)
	at
com.sun.star.lib.uno.environments.java.java_environment$HolderProxy.invoke(Compiled
Code)
	at com.sun.star.lib.sandbox.generic.DispatcherAdapterBase.invokeSec(Compiled
Code)
	at com.sun.star.lib.sandbox.generic.DispatcherAdapterBase.invokeL(Compiled
Code)
	at
JSGencom_sun_star_frame_XComponentLoadercom_sun_star_lib_uno_environments_java_java_environment_HolderProxy.loadComponentFromURL(Unknown
Source)
	at james.staroffice.Convert.doOffice(Convert.java:333)
	at james.staroffice.Convert.doIt3(Compiled Code)
	at james.staroffice.Convert.doIt2(Convert.java:231)
	at james.staroffice.Convert.run(Convert.java:198)


the open properties are:
		readProperty[i] = new PropertyValue();
		readProperty[i].Name = "ReadOnly";
		readProperty[i].Value = oTrue;

		i++;
		readProperty[i] = new PropertyValue();
		readProperty[i].Name = "Silent";
		readProperty[i].Value = oTrue;

		i++;
		readProperty[i] = new PropertyValue();
		readProperty[i].Name = "Hidden";
		readProperty[i].Value = oTrue;

		i++;
		readProperty[i] = new PropertyValue();
		readProperty[i].Name = "OpenNewView";
		readProperty[i].Value = oTrue;

The get loader is:
	private XComponentLoader getLoader()
		throws RestartError
	{
		if (Site.Verbose) Site.log.out.println("Convert:" + index + ":getLoader()
...");
		if (Site.Verbose) Site.log.out.println("Convert: Site.OfficeArgv = ``" +
Site.OfficeArgv + "''");

		XComponentLoader xComponentLoader = null;

		try {
			XMultiServiceFactory xmultiservicefactory =
com.sun.star.comp.helper.Bootstrap.createSimpleServiceManager();
			XUnoUrlResolver xurlresolver = (XUnoUrlResolver)
UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XUnoUrlResolver.class, 
						
xmultiservicefactory.createInstance("com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver"));
			Object objectInitial = xurlresolver.resolve(Site.OfficeArgv);
			xmultiservicefactory = (XMultiServiceFactory)
UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XMultiServiceFactory.class, objectInitial);
			xComponentLoader = (XComponentLoader)
UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XComponentLoader.class, 
									xmultiservicefactory.createInstance("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop"));
			xDesktop = (XDesktop) UnoRuntime.queryInterface(XDesktop.class, 
									xmultiservicefactory.createInstance("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop"));
		//	xDesktop.terminate();

		} catch (Exception ohpooh) {
		//	if (Site.Verbose) ohpooh.printStackTrace(Site.log.out);
			throw new RestartError(ohpooh.getMessage());
		}

		if (xComponentLoader == null) {
			throw new RestartError("XComponentLoader is null");
		}

		if (Site.Verbose) Site.log.out.println("Convert:" + index + ": ... getLoader()
done");

		return xComponentLoader;
	}


and the open statements where it hangs are:

		try {
			if (xComponentLoader == null) {
				xComponentLoader = getLoader();
			}
		} catch (RunError error) {		
			// error.printStackTrace(Site.log.out);
			throw error;
		}
		

		if (Site.Verbose) Site.log.out.println("Convert:" + index +
":xComponentLoader.loadComponentFromURL() ...");
		try {

			xComponent = xComponentLoader.loadComponentFromURL(fromURL, Site.Frame,
com.sun.star.frame.FrameSearchFlag.AUTO, readProperty);
			if (xComponent == null) {
				throw new RunError("loadComponentFromURL() returned null");
			}



and "loadComponentFromURL" is line 333 in my code.


This generate my restartException which, yes, restarts OO, after which the file
always works, it is then another cycle which fails.  With no "-invisible" it
always works.


James Lee.