Re: Convert format of word documents to pdf suddenly not working
Re: Convert format of word documents to pdf suddenly not working
- Subject: Re: Convert format of word documents to pdf suddenly not working
- From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:44:52 -0500
- Thread-topic: Convert format of word documents to pdf suddenly not working
On 11/29/10 11:39 AM, "Scott Ribe" <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Since Office 2008, Word can just save to PDF. Since it's using the engine for
>> this as you would use to print, you don't have to print at all. Here, a quick
>> bit of sample code to build a droplet:
>
> Thanks much for the script. I'm not actually using Automator for this, as
> there's a whole lot more going on (custom document database, automated faxing,
> watermarks, electronic signatures), but when I get to a point where I can test
> Office 2011, I'll try out this script. Since I'm converting 100-200 documents
> a day, it'll be a pretty good test of reliability. (Unfortunately, I cannot
> decouple the PDF creation from checking the value of a custom variable...)
You won't want to use automator for this. Right now, AppleScript automator
actions take a while to actually load and start running. If you're doing
other stuff, this is far easier inserted into those actions than as a
separate script. Word's AppleScript dictionary is actually pretty solid, but
it is strange, and I can't imagine using it sans Script Debugger.
--
John C. Welch Writer/Analyst
Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions
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