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"Save as PDF" script for Google Docs
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// Saves the current document in Google Docs as PDF to the same folder. | |
// Code from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28312992/convert-google-doc-to-pdf-using-google-script-editior | |
// Just added onOpen() to add the script to the menubar. | |
function onOpen() { | |
var ui = DocumentApp.getUi(); | |
// Or DocumentApp or FormApp. | |
ui.createMenu('My scripts') | |
.addItem('Convert to PDF', 'convertPDF') | |
.addToUi(); | |
} | |
function convertPDF() { | |
doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument(); | |
// ADDED | |
var docId = doc.getId(); | |
var docFolder = DriveApp.getFileById(docId).getParents().next().getId(); | |
// ADDED | |
var ui = DocumentApp.getUi(); | |
var result = ui.alert( | |
'Save As PDF?', | |
'Save current document (Name:'+doc.getName()+'.pdf) as PDF', | |
ui.ButtonSet.YES_NO); | |
if (result == ui.Button.YES) { | |
docblob = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getAs('application/pdf'); | |
/* Add the PDF extension */ | |
docblob.setName(doc.getName() + ".pdf"); | |
var file = DriveApp.createFile(docblob); | |
// ADDED | |
var fileId = file.getId(); | |
moveFileId(fileId, docFolder); | |
// ADDED | |
ui.alert('Your PDF file is available at ' + file.getUrl()); | |
} else { | |
ui.alert('Request has been cancelled.'); | |
} | |
} | |
function moveFileId(fileId, toFolderId) { | |
var file = DriveApp.getFileById(fileId); | |
var source_folder = DriveApp.getFileById(fileId).getParents().next(); | |
var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(toFolderId) | |
folder.addFile(file); | |
source_folder.removeFile(file); | |
} |
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