osascript Apple Script to Batch Export PowerPoints to PDF

DumbPowerPointBatchExporter.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Usage:
#   ./export.sh "/path/to/folder"

folder="$(cd "$1" && pwd)"
if [[ ! -d "$folder" ]]; then
  echo "Usage: $0 /path/to/ppt/folder"
  exit 1
fi

echo "📁 Using folder: $folder"

# Build AppleScript
osascript <<EOF
set inputFolder to POSIX file "$folder" as alias

tell application "Finder"
  set pptFiles to (files of inputFolder whose name extension is "pptx")
  if (count of pptFiles) = 0 then
    display dialog "No PPTX files found" buttons {"OK"}
    return
  end if
end tell

tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint"
  activate
end tell

repeat with f in pptFiles
  set filePath to (f as alias)
  tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint"
      open filePath
      activate
  end tell

  delay 3.0  -- allow PPT to fully load the file

  tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Microsoft PowerPoint"
      set frontmost to true
      delay 0.5

      -- Open FILE menu (index 3 on your Mac)
      click menu bar item 3 of menu bar 1
      delay 0.4

      -- Click Export… (item 10 in your File menu)
      click menu item 10 of menu 1 of menu bar item 3 of menu bar 1
      delay 1.5

      -- Hit Export, then confirm with Enter
      keystroke return
      delay 0.4
      keystroke return
    end tell
  end tell

  delay 10 -- 🕐 wait for PDF to finish writing

  tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint"
      close active presentation saving no
  end tell

  delay 1.0
end repeat

EOF