This script compares two Word documents with OpenOffice via the PyUNO Bridge and shows the differents in PDF file. The PDF result is the original Word document with highlighted diffs. This script came from http://mithrandr.moria.org/blog/447.html.

soffice -headless -invisible '-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp; 

 
#!/usr/bin/env python
 
import uno
from com.sun.star.beans import PropertyValue
 
url = uno.systemPathToFileUrl('d:\\changed_document.doc')
url_original = uno.systemPathToFileUrl('d:\\original_document.doc')
url_save = uno.systemPathToFileUrl('d:\\the_diff.pdf')
 
### Get Service Manager
context = uno.getComponentContext()
resolver = context.ServiceManager.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.bridge.UnoUrlResolver", context)
ctx = resolver.resolve("uno:socket,host=localhost,port=2002;urp;StarOffice.ComponentContext")
smgr = ctx.ServiceManager
 
### Load document
 
properties = []
p = PropertyValue()
p.Name = "Hidden"
p.Value = True
properties.append(p)
properties = tuple(properties)
 
desktop = smgr.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop", ctx)
doc = desktop.loadComponentFromURL(url, "_blank", 0, properties)
 
### Compare with original document
properties = []
p = PropertyValue()
p.Name = "URL"
p.Value = url_original
properties.append(p)
properties = tuple(properties)
 
dispatch_helper = smgr.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper", ctx)
dispatch_helper.executeDispatch(doc.getCurrentController().getFrame(), ".uno:CompareDocuments", "", 0, properties)
 
### Save File
properties = []
p = PropertyValue()
p.Name = "Overwrite"
p.Value = True
properties.append(p)
p = PropertyValue()
p.Name = "FilterName"
p.Value = 'writer_pdf_Export'
properties.append(p)
properties = tuple(properties)
 
doc.storeToURL(url_save, properties)
doc.dispose()