Windows Script to Convert Excel Files to CSV

README.MD

Instructions

1. Copy both files into the directory containing the files you want converted
2. Run excel-to-csv.bat

Note: This script requires Excel to be installed.

excel-to-csv.bat

REM source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/11252731/715608
FOR /f "delims=" %%i IN ('DIR *.xls* /b') DO to-csv.vbs "%%i" "%%i.csv"

to-csv.vbs

'source: http://stackoverflow.com/a/10835568/715608
if WScript.Arguments.Count < 2 Then
    WScript.Echo "Please specify the source and the destination files. Usage: ExcelToCsv <xls/xlsx source file> <csv destination file>"
    Wscript.Quit
End If

csv_format = 6

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

src_file = objFSO.GetAbsolutePathName(Wscript.Arguments.Item(0))
dest_file = objFSO.GetAbsolutePathName(WScript.Arguments.Item(1))

Dim oExcel
Set oExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

Dim oBook
Set oBook = oExcel.Workbooks.Open(src_file)

oBook.SaveAs dest_file, csv_format

oBook.Close False
oExcel.Quit