Re: Create PDFs from Word docs using command line?

[Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- covad -dot- net>]

Also, there's VBA, which is a programming language/ environment included 
with MS Office.
(or, maybe that's what was meant by "VB"?)

My main VBA resource has been the Word MVP site, with its FAQ.
You can do batch stuff within a file, across multiple files and 
directories, etc.

If you deal with Word much, you should probably make VBA your friend!
cheers
Jay


Chris Morton wrote:
> I use WinBatch <http://www.winbatch.com/> to automate repetitive
> Windows-based tasks such as this. It's SendKeysTo command works great.
> WinBatch is FAR simpler than VB, although can be coerced into doing just
> about anything. For example:
>
> DirChange(*a DOC* *directory*)
> a = FileItemize("*.doc*")
> n = ItemCount(a, @TAB)
> For j = 1 to n
>      Display(3, "Now printing...", a)
>      SendKeysTo = "~Word", "!fp{OK}"
> Next
> Message("All done!", "What now, brown cow?")
>
> ..changes to a specified folder containing the DOC and DOCX files ready to
> print. It then counts the number of files and prints each in succession,
> alerting you about the status of each file as it does so. Lastly, it
> requires an acknowledgement from you taht the job is complete.
>
> You'll find the WB online help community to be extremely responsive and
> helpful!
>
>   

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