Is it possible to programmatically print to PDF file without prompting for filename for Microsoft Print To PDF printer?

[Nikolas92]

I found here example for C# (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31896952/how-to-programmatically-print-to-pdf-file-without-prompting-for-filename-in-c-sh). Anyone know how to convert it to autoit?

//To print a PrintDocument object using the Microsoft Print to PDF printer without prompting for a filename, here is the pure code way to do this:
// generate a file name as the current date/time in unix timestamp format
file = (string)(DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new DateTime(1970, 1, 1))).TotalSeconds.ToString();

// the directory to store the output.
directory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);

// initialize PrinterDocument object
PrinterDocument doc = new PrinterDocument() {
    PrinterSettings = new PrinterSettings() {
        // set the printer to 'Microsoft Print to PDF'
        PrinterName = "Microsoft Print to PDF",

        // tell the object this document will print to file
        PrintToFile = true,

        // set the filename to whatever you like (full path)
        PrintFileName = Path.Combine(directory, file + ".pdf"),
    };
}

doc.Print();

 

Edited April 12, 2017 by Nikolas92

[Joboy2k]

what are you trying to put to a PDF? as you can easily use Word or Excel to export to PDF without any prompting.

 

 

[mLipok]

You can use many other solutions, depending on your needs.

 

[Nikolas92]

30 minutes ago, joboy2k said:

what are you trying to put to a PDF? 

I want to automate text extraction from powerpoint presentations (around 240) by first converting them to pdf and then to extracting text from created pdf files. 

Edited April 12, 2017 by Nikolas92

[Joboy2k]

hopefully this will point you in the right direction