If you have trouble running these examples, see Using the Command Line and Helpful Hints For Creating a Command Line.
To convert a single file (for example: D:\MyFolder\Doc1.TXT to C:\Results Folder\Doc1.PDF), use the following syntax:
ConvertDoc /S "D:\MyFolder\Doc1.TXT" /T "C:\Results Folder\Doc1.PDF" /F1 /C12 /M2 /V
The /S and /T switches above specify Source (input) and Target (output) path respectively and are both required when converting a single file.
Use double quotes around the path, especially if there are space characters within the path.
The /M2 switch tells Convert Doc to use the Convert Doc method (it is one of the three possible conversion methods).
/F1 is the input file type, which in this case is a text file. The File Type Constants Specification for the Convert Doc method will show that the numeric value of 1 corresponds to a TXT file.
NOTE: For Unicode text files use /F6 instead of /F1
/C12 is the output file type, which in this case is a PDF file. The File Type Constants Specification for the Convert Doc method will show that the numeric value of 12 corresponds to a PDF file. Use / C14 to convert to PDF/A-1b.
Finally, the /V (for Verbose) switch is used to give instant feedback by having the program report the status of the conversion with a message box. You can remove this once you have perfected your command line specification. You can also (or instead of /V) create a Log file that will contain the results of the conversion by using the /L switch.
Note: Use the Verbose (/V) switch initially to see what the status of your conversion is and to help you perfect your command line. In verbose mode, CD displays messages to indicate what went wrong or right with your command line.
HINT: You can use the /W switch to specify a File Open password. The Example below makes the word Apples the password to open the newly created PDF file:
ConvertDoc /S "D:\MyFolder\Doc1.TXT" /T "C:\Results Folder\Doc1.PDF" /F1 /C12 /M2 /V /WApples
To convert all the TXT files in the D:\ToDo\ folder to PDF files in the same directory, use the following syntax:
ConvertDoc /S"D:\ToDo\*.TXT" /T "D:\ToDo\*.PDF" /F1 /C12 /M2 /V
The /G switch can be used to tell Convert Doc to simply place each output file in the same folder as each input file.
The command line above is equivalent to the command line below:
ConvertDoc /S "D:\ToDo\*.TXT" /G /F1 /C12 /M2 /V
To extend the previous example (immediately above) to convert all subfolders within D:\ToDo\, add the /R switch.
ConvertDoc /S "D:\ToDo\*.TXT" /G /F1 /C12 /M2 /V /R
To convert a whole folder and its subfolders and place the output into a separate folder/drive,use this syntax:
ConvertDoc /S"D:\ToDo\*.TXT" /T "C:\Done\*.PDF" /F1 /C12 /M2 /V /R