Bat file to convert mail merge doc to pdf

Here is a sample batch file that uses the docx4j library to convert a mail merge document (.docx) to a PDF file:

@echo off

:: Set the input file and output file names
set INPUT_FILE=C:\Path\To\Input.docx
set OUTPUT_FILE=C:\Path\To\Output.pdf

:: Set the Java executable and docx4j library path
set JAVA_EXE=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.2\bin\java.exe
set DOCX4J_LIB=C:\Path\To\docx4j-10.1.2.jar

:: Convert the document to PDF
"%JAVA_EXE%" -cp "%DOCX4J_LIB%" org.docx4j.openpackaging.packages.WordprocessingMLPackage.convertToPDF "%INPUT_FILE%" "%OUTPUT_FILE%"

Let me explain what each line does:

  1. @echo off - This line turns off the command echoing, which means that only the final output will be displayed in the command prompt.
  2. set INPUT_FILE=C:\Path\To\Input.docx - This line sets the input file name to Input.docx located at C:\Path\To.
  3. set OUTPUT_FILE=C:\Path\To\Output.pdf - This line sets the output file name to Output.pdf located at C:\Path\To.
  4. set JAVA_EXE=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.2\bin\java.exe - This line sets the path to the Java executable.
  5. set DOCX4J_LIB=C:\Path\To\docx4j-10.1.2.jar - This line sets the path to the docx4j library.
  6. "%JAVA_EXE%" -cp "%DOCX4J_LIB%" org.docx4j.openpackaging.packages.WordprocessingMLPackage.convertToPDF "%INPUT_FILE%" "%OUTPUT_FILE%" - This line runs the Java executable with the docx4j library and converts the input document to a PDF file.

To use this batch file, follow these steps:

  1. Save the batch file with a .bat extension (e.g., convert_to_pdf.bat).
  2. Replace the INPUT_FILE and OUTPUT_FILE variables with the actual file paths and names.
  3. Replace the JAVA_EXE and DOCX4J_LIB variables with the actual paths to the Java executable and docx4j library.
  4. Run the batch file by double-clicking on it or by typing the file name in the command prompt.

Note: Make sure you have Java installed on your system and the docx4j library is in the correct location. Also, this batch file assumes that the input document is a mail merge document (.docx) and the output file will be a PDF file.