Open/Convert ALL files in a directory...???

[PaulRahoi]

I have thousands of old PageMaker files which I want to dump in a directory, and open/save each one of them as PDF or HTML-- anything but PageMaker, which is a dead format going forward.

But for the sake of simplicity, I would simply like to see an .au3 module which does something like this:

1. Loops through every file in a directory (assume they are all Microsoft Word files).
2. Opens each one with Microsoft Word.
3. Saves each one in the same directory as PDF or the older 97-2003 Word format (just something different).

I looked in the "AutoIt Example Scripts" but didn't see anything like this...  Can anyone point me to such an example, or simply create one (if it is not too difficult)?  I am totally new to AutoIT, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Paul.

[jguinch]

Use the Word UDF to open the file, and save it to PDF :

#include <Word.au3>

Local $oWord = _Word_Create(False)
Local $oDoc = _Word_DocOpen($oWord, @ScriptDir & "\theFile.doc")
_Word_DocSaveAs($oDoc, @ScriptDir & "\theFile.pdf", $wdFormatPDF)
_Word_Quit($oWord)

 

[PaulRahoi]

Thanks, but... the "Word" example was just for the sake of an example (because everyone has Word on their PC, and could thus help me with such an example).

What I REALLY want is (ultimately) PageMaker.  But for now, I'm looking for an example in Word (or WordPad, whatever).

And they key point is the LOOPING through all files in a directory.

Anyone?

[JLogan3o13]

@PaulRahoi, for the looping look at _FileListToArray, or _FileListToArrayRec (depending on your needs for a recursive search) in the help file. The examples should speak directly to what you're trying to do.

Edited December 18, 2015 by JLogan3o13

[PaulRahoi]

@PaulRahoi, for the looping look at _FileListToArray, or _FileListToArrayRec (depending on your needs for a recursive search) in the help file. The examples should speak directly to what you're trying to do.

That helps.  Thanks.