pptx-to-pdf.scr

#!/usr/bin/osascript

on run argv
    if not (count argv) = 2
        return "Usage:\n    pptx-to-pdf <input file> <output file>"
    end if

    set pwd to do shell script "pwd"

    set _input to item 1 of argv as text
    set _output to item 2 of argv as text

    if not _input starts with "/"
        set _input to pwd & "/" & _input
    end if

    if not _output starts with "/"
        set _output to pwd & "/" & _output
    end if

    try
        set _input to (get POSIX file _input as alias)
    on error errStr number errorNumber
        return "ERROR: File [" & _input & "] does not exists or cannot be opened"
    end try

    set _output to (get POSIX file _output as string)


    tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint" -- work on version 15.15 or newer
         launch
         open _input
         save active presentation in _output as save as PDF
         close active presentation
    end tell
end run