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Save both files in the folder containing Word files and run .\w2p.bat in PowerShell to batch convert all Word files in the folder to PDF files.
echo off
for %%X in (*.doc) do cscript.exe //nologo word2pdf.js "%%X"
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var docPath = WScript.Arguments(0);
docPath = fso.GetAbsolutePathName(docPath);
var pdfPath = docPath.replace(/\.doc[^.]*$/, ".pdf");
var objWord = null;
try
{
WScript.Echo("Saving '" + docPath + "' as '" + pdfPath + "'...");
objWord = new ActiveXObject("Word.Application");
objWord.Visible = false;
var objDoc = objWord.Documents.Open(docPath);
var wdFormatPdf = 17;
objDoc.SaveAs(pdfPath, wdFormatPdf);
objDoc.Close();
WScript.Echo("Done.");
}
finally
{
if (objWord != null)
{
objWord.Quit();
}
}
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