Hi all,
I've searched around for the above automator script, but have been unsuccessful in getting anything to work. Can anybody assist me in developing a simple Automator script which would batch change a folder full of .rtf's (or any format for that matter) to .pdf's? I'd like to run it as a 'service' item.
Thanks for any help.
John
Mac Pro 2 x 2.66GHz, Mac OS X (10.7)
The freeware CUPS-PDF virtual printer is what you want for this sort of batch print-to-PDF conversion:
https://bitbucket.org/codepoet/cups-pdf-for-mac-os-x/wiki/Home
Install CUPS-PDF. (Here's a slightly dated description of what it does and ways to tweak it: http://www.macworld.com/article/1139518/cupspdf.html.)
Then make your Automator service. Three actions are needed:
1. The default first action for any service. Set it to
>>Service receives selected -- FOLDERS --
2. Get Folder Contents
3. Print Finder Items
>>Print to: -- CUPS-PDF --
By default, the new PDFs will be placed in the ~Users/Shared/CUPS-PDF/yourusername folder.
It works under Snow Leopard. Reports say that it works with Lion, too, though I haven't tried it myself.
rtf to pdf using automator?
