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:
@echo off
- This line turns off the command echoing, which means that only the final output will be displayed in the command prompt.set INPUT_FILE=C:\Path\To\Input.docx
- This line sets the input file name toInput.docx
located atC:\Path\To
.set OUTPUT_FILE=C:\Path\To\Output.pdf
- This line sets the output file name toOutput.pdf
located atC:\Path\To
.set JAVA_EXE=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14.0.2\bin\java.exe
- This line sets the path to the Java executable.set DOCX4J_LIB=C:\Path\To\docx4j-10.1.2.jar
- This line sets the path to thedocx4j
library."%JAVA_EXE%" -cp "%DOCX4J_LIB%" org.docx4j.openpackaging.packages.WordprocessingMLPackage.convertToPDF "%INPUT_FILE%" "%OUTPUT_FILE%"
- This line runs the Java executable with thedocx4j
library and converts the input document to a PDF file.
To use this batch file, follow these steps:
- Save the batch file with a
.bat
extension (e.g.,convert_to_pdf.bat
). - Replace the
INPUT_FILE
andOUTPUT_FILE
variables with the actual file paths and names. - Replace the
JAVA_EXE
andDOCX4J_LIB
variables with the actual paths to the Java executable anddocx4j
library. - 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.