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Making PDF files for large number of WORD Docs
I have about 2500 docs.
Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for
Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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Thanks
It works...but a small catch. It is craeting a single file for all the docuemnts selected selected. But what I need one PDF file for one doc Can you help me However ...thanks again...for the timely help seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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Have you tried posting your question in the Adobe Acrobat newsgroup? someone over there might have a suggestion.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Srinivasulu B" wrote in message ... I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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In you orignal posting you did not say you wanted one file from 2,500 files.
;-) If you use the Adobe, File, Create PDF, from Multiple Documents, this will combine multiple files into one PDF. Also you have the option to do this in batches as there is an option to combine a new batch into an extisting combined file. Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: Thanks It works...but a small catch. It is craeting a single file for all the docuemnts selected selected. But what I need one PDF file for one doc Can you help me However ...thanks again...for the timely help seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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Unfortunately it didn't
What's the way out ? seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you orignal posting you did not say you wanted one file from 2,500 files. ;-) If you use the Adobe, File, Create PDF, from Multiple Documents, this will combine multiple files into one PDF. Also you have the option to do this in batches as there is an option to combine a new batch into an extisting combined file. Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: Thanks It works...but a small catch. It is craeting a single file for all the docuemnts selected selected. But what I need one PDF file for one doc Can you help me However ...thanks again...for the timely help seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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I did not
I don't know how to do it sdena "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... Have you tried posting your question in the Adobe Acrobat newsgroup? someone over there might have a suggestion. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] ~~~~~ How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 "Srinivasulu B" wrote in message ... I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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The following macro should work for all the documents in a selected folder,
subject your Acrobat settings. Sub BatchPrintPDF() On Error GoTo err_FolderContents Dim FirstLoop As Boolean Dim DocList As String Dim DocDir As String Dim sPrinter As String With Dialogs(wdDialogCopyFile) If .Display 0 Then DocDir = .Directory Else MsgBox "Cancelled by User" Exit Sub End If End With If Documents.Count 0 Then Documents.Close savechanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges End If Application.ScreenUpdating = False FirstLoop = True If Left(DocDir, 1) = Chr(34) Then DocDir = Mid(DocDir, 2, Len(DocDir) - 2) End If DocList = Dir$(DocDir & "*.doc") Do While DocList "" Documents.Open DocList With Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrintSetup) sPrinter = .Printer .Printer = "Adobe PDF" .DoNotSetAsSysDefault = True .Execute End With ActiveDocument.PrintOut ActivePrinter = sPrinter ActiveDocument.Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges DocList = Dir$() FirstLoop = False Loop Application.ScreenUpdating = True ActivePrinter = sPrinter Exit Sub err_FolderContents: MsgBox Err.Description Exit Sub ActivePrinter = sPrinter End Sub Srinivasulu B wrote: Unfortunately it didn't What's the way out ? seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you orignal posting you did not say you wanted one file from 2,500 files. ;-) If you use the Adobe, File, Create PDF, from Multiple Documents, this will combine multiple files into one PDF. Also you have the option to do this in batches as there is an option to combine a new batch into an extisting combined file. Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: Thanks It works...but a small catch. It is craeting a single file for all the docuemnts selected selected. But what I need one PDF file for one doc Can you help me However ...thanks again...for the timely help seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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Hi Mayor,
I ran this macro once. It worked fine. Then I tried to do the job for the docs in another directory. But is is doing the same as previous one. Am I doing anything wrong ? seea "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The following macro should work for all the documents in a selected folder, subject your Acrobat settings. Sub BatchPrintPDF() On Error GoTo err_FolderContents Dim FirstLoop As Boolean Dim DocList As String Dim DocDir As String Dim sPrinter As String With Dialogs(wdDialogCopyFile) If .Display 0 Then DocDir = .Directory Else MsgBox "Cancelled by User" Exit Sub End If End With If Documents.Count 0 Then Documents.Close savechanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges End If Application.ScreenUpdating = False FirstLoop = True If Left(DocDir, 1) = Chr(34) Then DocDir = Mid(DocDir, 2, Len(DocDir) - 2) End If DocList = Dir$(DocDir & "*.doc") Do While DocList "" Documents.Open DocList With Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrintSetup) sPrinter = .Printer .Printer = "Adobe PDF" .DoNotSetAsSysDefault = True .Execute End With ActiveDocument.PrintOut ActivePrinter = sPrinter ActiveDocument.Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges DocList = Dir$() FirstLoop = False Loop Application.ScreenUpdating = True ActivePrinter = sPrinter Exit Sub err_FolderContents: MsgBox Err.Description Exit Sub ActivePrinter = sPrinter End Sub Srinivasulu B wrote: Unfortunately it didn't What's the way out ? seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you orignal posting you did not say you wanted one file from 2,500 files. ;-) If you use the Adobe, File, Create PDF, from Multiple Documents, this will combine multiple files into one PDF. Also you have the option to do this in batches as there is an option to combine a new batch into an extisting combined file. Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: Thanks It works...but a small catch. It is craeting a single file for all the docuemnts selected selected. But what I need one PDF file for one doc Can you help me However ...thanks again...for the timely help seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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You should select the directory using the dialog that pops up when you run
the macro. It sounds as though you have used the same directory selection. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Srinivasulu B wrote: Hi Mayor, I ran this macro once. It worked fine. Then I tried to do the job for the docs in another directory. But is is doing the same as previous one. Am I doing anything wrong ? seea "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The following macro should work for all the documents in a selected folder, subject your Acrobat settings. Sub BatchPrintPDF() On Error GoTo err_FolderContents Dim FirstLoop As Boolean Dim DocList As String Dim DocDir As String Dim sPrinter As String With Dialogs(wdDialogCopyFile) If .Display 0 Then DocDir = .Directory Else MsgBox "Cancelled by User" Exit Sub End If End With If Documents.Count 0 Then Documents.Close savechanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges End If Application.ScreenUpdating = False FirstLoop = True If Left(DocDir, 1) = Chr(34) Then DocDir = Mid(DocDir, 2, Len(DocDir) - 2) End If DocList = Dir$(DocDir & "*.doc") Do While DocList "" Documents.Open DocList With Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrintSetup) sPrinter = .Printer .Printer = "Adobe PDF" .DoNotSetAsSysDefault = True .Execute End With ActiveDocument.PrintOut ActivePrinter = sPrinter ActiveDocument.Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges DocList = Dir$() FirstLoop = False Loop Application.ScreenUpdating = True ActivePrinter = sPrinter Exit Sub err_FolderContents: MsgBox Err.Description Exit Sub ActivePrinter = sPrinter End Sub Srinivasulu B wrote: Unfortunately it didn't What's the way out ? seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you orignal posting you did not say you wanted one file from 2,500 files. ;-) If you use the Adobe, File, Create PDF, from Multiple Documents, this will combine multiple files into one PDF. Also you have the option to do this in batches as there is an option to combine a new batch into an extisting combined file. Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: Thanks It works...but a small catch. It is craeting a single file for all the docuemnts selected selected. But what I need one PDF file for one doc Can you help me However ...thanks again...for the timely help seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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Are you saying that after using the Multi file into combined file option, it
did not work? Is Adobe 2008 so different from 2007? I did tests from several folders?drives and this option worked wonderfully, without further details of what you are, and are not, doing I cannot say why this is not working. Hopefully the macro you got previously will work out for you. Best of luck DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: Unfortunately it didn't What's the way out ? seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you orignal posting you did not say you wanted one file from 2,500 files. ;-) If you use the Adobe, File, Create PDF, from Multiple Documents, this will combine multiple files into one PDF. Also you have the option to do this in batches as there is an option to combine a new batch into an extisting combined file. Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: Thanks It works...but a small catch. It is craeting a single file for all the docuemnts selected selected. But what I need one PDF file for one doc Can you help me However ...thanks again...for the timely help seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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Hi Mayaor,
It is working fine.... EXACTLY as it is expected to. The only thing is that we should change the settings in Acrobat for target directory. It is at this point I goofed. I came to know of it when I noticed that while doing some other printing job on Excel, the out put PDF file i sgoing to the same directory. That's how I could realise what is expteced to be done Thanks a lot for the excellent macro you gave. seena "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... The following macro should work for all the documents in a selected folder, subject your Acrobat settings. Sub BatchPrintPDF() On Error GoTo err_FolderContents Dim FirstLoop As Boolean Dim DocList As String Dim DocDir As String Dim sPrinter As String With Dialogs(wdDialogCopyFile) If .Display 0 Then DocDir = .Directory Else MsgBox "Cancelled by User" Exit Sub End If End With If Documents.Count 0 Then Documents.Close savechanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges End If Application.ScreenUpdating = False FirstLoop = True If Left(DocDir, 1) = Chr(34) Then DocDir = Mid(DocDir, 2, Len(DocDir) - 2) End If DocList = Dir$(DocDir & "*.doc") Do While DocList "" Documents.Open DocList With Dialogs(wdDialogFilePrintSetup) sPrinter = .Printer .Printer = "Adobe PDF" .DoNotSetAsSysDefault = True .Execute End With ActiveDocument.PrintOut ActivePrinter = sPrinter ActiveDocument.Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges DocList = Dir$() FirstLoop = False Loop Application.ScreenUpdating = True ActivePrinter = sPrinter Exit Sub err_FolderContents: MsgBox Err.Description Exit Sub ActivePrinter = sPrinter End Sub Srinivasulu B wrote: Unfortunately it didn't What's the way out ? seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you orignal posting you did not say you wanted one file from 2,500 files. ;-) If you use the Adobe, File, Create PDF, from Multiple Documents, this will combine multiple files into one PDF. Also you have the option to do this in batches as there is an option to combine a new batch into an extisting combined file. Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: Thanks It works...but a small catch. It is craeting a single file for all the docuemnts selected selected. But what I need one PDF file for one doc Can you help me However ...thanks again...for the timely help seena "DeanH" wrote in message ... In you Conversion Settings take off "View Adobe PDF result" and "Prompt for Adobe PDF file name". You should then be able to go the Windows Explorer and multi select many files, Roght Mouse click, Convert to PDF, and this should work OK. I am using Adobe 7 Pro and this works fine. Also within Adobe 7 there is the option to File, Create PDF, From multiple files, that works well. Maybe some else here may have a macro that will do this for you. I probably would not do all 2,500 docs at one time! ;-) Hope this helps DeanH "Srinivasulu B" wrote: I have about 2500 docs. Each is of one page. I have to make a PDF for each of these docs...one PDF for each doc. Now at this is what I have to do. 1. Open a doc. 2. Print it (to PDF) 3. Close it Repeat the process. Is there some kind of automated way of doing it seena PS I am using Acrobat 8 for making PDF files |
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