using AppleScript to convert Microsoft Word to PDF

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#1

Hello everyone! I am new to AppleScript, and I realize it is not easy to find information about it. Is there any equivalent?

Back to the topic, I am using AppleScript to convert Word to PDF


tell application "Microsoft Word"
     open file "Macintosh HD:Users:test.docx"
     delay 1
     tell active document
         save as file format format PDF file name "/Users/test.pdf"
     end tell
end tell

After several times of normal use, an error occurs for some reason, and it can no longer be used.

Does anyone know why? Thank you!

#2

I can’t test but you may try:

set p2Folder to path to documents folder as string

tell application "Microsoft Word"
     set currentDoc to open file (p2folder&"test.docx")
     delay 1
     tell currentDoc
         save as file format format PDF file name (p2folder &"test.pdf")
     end tell
end tell

It assumes that the original file is stored in a folder with correct permissions ( the Documents folder is one of them) and use a consistent format for the paths to files : the Hfs one.

On my side, I assumed that the save instruction was supposed to be :

 save as "format PDF" in file (p2folder &"test.pdf")

Yvan KOENIG running High Sierra 10.13.6 in French (VALLAURIS, France) jeudi 4 juin 2020 17:12:47