[Colleen M]

Is it possible set up a macro that will create PDFs from, say, all the
documents in a specific folder? By this I mean a separate PDF for each
document.

--
Colleen

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Colleen

Colleen M wrote:
Is it possible set up a macro that will create PDFs from, say, all the
documents in a specific folder? By this I mean a separate PDF for each
document.

For an example of a macro that "takes each file in a folder and does
something to/with it", see:

How to Find & ReplaceAll on a batch of documents in the same folder (by
Ibby)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm

To be able to create PDFs that way, you need the "grid" of this article,
and have a macro that creates a PDF from one file handy (usually by
printing to a special printer driver).

HTH
Robert
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[Colleen M]

Thanks, Robert. Perhaps I didn't phrase my question very well. I should've
said that I do know how to create code do something with each file in a
folder.

What I need is a way of printing files as .pdf files, without the user
having to press enter to confirm the .pdf file name.

Thanks,


--
Colleen


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Colleen

Colleen M wrote:
Is it possible set up a macro that will create PDFs from, say, all the
documents in a specific folder? By this I mean a separate PDF for each
document.

For an example of a macro that "takes each file in a folder and does
something to/with it", see:

How to Find & ReplaceAll on a batch of documents in the same folder (by
Ibby)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm

To be able to create PDFs that way, you need the "grid" of this article,
and have a macro that creates a PDF from one file handy (usually by
printing to a special printer driver).

HTH
Robert
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There is a setting in Acrobat that determines whether it prompts for a
filename or not.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Colleen M" wrote in message
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Thanks, Robert. Perhaps I didn't phrase my question very well. I should've
said that I do know how to create code do something with each file in a
folder.

What I need is a way of printing files as .pdf files, without the user
having to press enter to confirm the .pdf file name.

Thanks,


--
Colleen


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Colleen

Colleen M wrote:
Is it possible set up a macro that will create PDFs from, say, all the
documents in a specific folder? By this I mean a separate PDF for each
document.

For an example of a macro that "takes each file in a folder and does
something to/with it", see:

How to Find & ReplaceAll on a batch of documents in the same folder (by
Ibby)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm

To be able to create PDFs that way, you need the "grid" of this article,
and have a macro that creates a PDF from one file handy (usually by
printing to a special printer driver).

HTH
Robert
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[Tony Jollans]

I'm pretty sure it's different with different combinations but it is an
Acrobat setting. I have Acrobat 7 and Word 2000 on Windows 2000 in front of
me and on the Adobe PDF menu on Word there is an option to "Change
Conversion Settings". In the Dialog this brings up, on the Settings tab
there is a checkbox "prompt for Adobe PDF Filename"; unchecking it should
allow your batch process to work.

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Tony

"Colleen M" wrote in message
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Thanks, Robert. Perhaps I didn't phrase my question very well. I should've
said that I do know how to create code do something with each file in a
folder.

What I need is a way of printing files as .pdf files, without the user
having to press enter to confirm the .pdf file name.

Thanks,


--
Colleen


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Colleen

Colleen M wrote:
Is it possible set up a macro that will create PDFs from, say, all the
documents in a specific folder? By this I mean a separate PDF for each
document.

For an example of a macro that "takes each file in a folder and does
something to/with it", see:

How to Find & ReplaceAll on a batch of documents in the same folder (by
Ibby)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm

To be able to create PDFs that way, you need the "grid" of this article,
and have a macro that creates a PDF from one file handy (usually by
printing to a special printer driver).

HTH
Robert
--
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\ / | MVP
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[Colleen M]

Thanks Suzanne and Tony. This seems like it must be my solution, but when I
select Change Conversion Settings nothing happens. And if I try to de-select
"View PDF result" that doesn't work either. I run macros all the time, so
macro security isn't an issue. Any suggestions why this might not be working?

I'm running Office 2003 SP2 and Adobe Acrobat 7.

--
Colleen


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

There is a setting in Acrobat that determines whether it prompts for a
filename or not.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Colleen M" wrote in message
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Thanks, Robert. Perhaps I didn't phrase my question very well. I should've
said that I do know how to create code do something with each file in a
folder.

What I need is a way of printing files as .pdf files, without the user
having to press enter to confirm the .pdf file name.

Thanks,


--
Colleen


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Colleen

Colleen M wrote:
Is it possible set up a macro that will create PDFs from, say, all the
documents in a specific folder? By this I mean a separate PDF for each
document.

For an example of a macro that "takes each file in a folder and does
something to/with it", see:

How to Find & ReplaceAll on a batch of documents in the same folder (by
Ibby)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm

To be able to create PDFs that way, you need the "grid" of this article,
and have a macro that creates a PDF from one file handy (usually by
printing to a special printer driver).

HTH
Robert
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