Pages to PDF using Automator and JavaScript

This is an example of using using OS X's Automator and JavaScript for Automation (in Yosemite) to convert Pages documents to PDF's en masse. The process is quite simple:

1. Add an Automator "Ask for Finder Items" action to get a list of files.
2. Add a "Run JavaScript" action with the following script to convert each Pages file to PDF (note that I don't actually double check that I receive a Pages document, that's an exercise for you).

Here's the JavaScript:

function convertToPDF(pages, input) {
var inFile = Path( input );

}

function run(input, parameters) {
var pages = Application("Pages")
var result = [];
var documentList = input instanceof Array ? input : [ input ];

for (var i in documentList) {
}

return result;
}

[herrenschnitzel]

That worked and helped much. Thank you.

[sombd]

Thanks. yo dont know how big of a help this is.

[omarinspain]

it worked for me just fine on El Capitan. Thank you James for the code!!

[jamesmcininch]

@Akash: You write DOCX just like you would PDF, just change 'PDF' to 'Microsoft Word', like so

function convertToDOCX(pages, input) {
var inFile = Path( input );
var outFile = Path( input.toString().replace(/\.[^\.]+$/, '.docx') );

var document = pages.open( inFile );

pages.export(document, {to: outFile, as: 'Microsoft Word'});
pages.close(document, {saving: 'no'});

return outFile.toString();
}

[MarkusEhehalt]

Hi and thanks for the script! Is there an option to set the quality of export like you do when using the export function within pages?

[hugomontesskertchlylc]

For El Capitan and Pages 5.6.1 it crashes on the line "pages.export(document, {to: outFile, as: 'PDF'});". Have an idea why? Thank you!!!

[billiehaas]

Is there a way to convert the pages document to a PDF without having to open and close the pages file?