multiple file types with 1 script

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

hey everyone.

i am still searching but I though I might post this to save some time weeding through all the posts.

I need a way of processing all Microsoft office docs to print.

so i guess i need a variable to select the proper application but i don’t know how to do that.

i have the prining side set up but no way of getting the individual apps to launch based on extension.

thanks in advance.

-david

#2

We could write some stuff up, but if you post what you have we can lead in the right direction

#3

Hi-

Here is what I have:

tell application “Finder”

	set targetFolder to "Macintosh_HD:Applications:Enfocus Data:Canvases:test_applescript.canvas:Applescript:"
	
	
end tell

tell application "Microsoft Word"
	activate
	try
		set mydoc to active document
		tell mydoc
			
			set myname to (name of mydoc) & "_"
			
			tell application "Printer Setup Utility"
				set current printer to printer "Adobe PDF 8.0"
			end tell
			
			tell (print preferences)
				set PPD_name to "Adobe PDF 8.0"
				set print file to (targetFolder as string) & ".pdf "
			end tell
			
			
		end tell
	end try
	
end tell

the first problem is that Adobe PDF 8.0 won’t see the hidden target folder. that folder is within a package content of “test_applescript.canvas”.

So i though of using the cups-pdf route, but if i use cups i need 1 script to process word, excel, and powerpoint files as the location of of the output for cups is hardcoded to 1 local so setting up a canvas with multiple applscripts is out.

thanks!

-david