Convert word-files to txt files - vba

Question

I have a lot of folders. Each folder has one word-document.
I now want to convert each word-document to a txt-document, save all txt-document in one separate folder and give them the name of the folder (of the word-document).
I actually have no idea about how to start. I have some PHP-knowledge but actually never created a script/macro like this case - and that's the reason why I even don't know how to google for an easy solution the right way to get further information.
Of course, you don't need to present me the whole script, but I would really appreciate to get some information about how to start and where I could get further information.
Thank you so much!

Answer 1

If you need to convert multiple Word files to other formats, like TXT, RTF, HTML or PDF, run the script below.
Option Explicit On
Sub ChangeDocsToTxtOrRTFOrHTML()
'with export to PDF in Word 2007
Dim fs As Object
Dim oFolder As Object
Dim tFolder As Object
Dim oFile As Object
Dim strDocName As String
Dim intPos As Integer
Dim locFolder As String
Dim fileType As String
On Error Resume Next
locFolder = InputBox("Enter the folder path to DOCs", "File Conversion", "C:\Users\your_path_here\")
Select Case Application.Version
Case Is < 12
Do
fileType = UCase(InputBox("Change DOC to TXT, RTF, HTML", "File Conversion", "TXT"))
Loop Until (fileType = "TXT" Or fileType = "RTF" Or fileType = "HTML")
Case Is >= 12
Do
fileType = UCase(InputBox("Change DOC to TXT, RTF, HTML or PDF(2007+ only)", "File Conversion", "TXT"))
Loop Until (fileType = "TXT" Or fileType = "RTF" Or fileType = "HTML" Or fileType = "PDF")
End Select
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oFolder = fs.GetFolder(locFolder)
Set tFolder = fs.CreateFolder(locFolder & "Converted")
Set tFolder = fs.GetFolder(locFolder & "Converted")
For Each oFile In oFolder.Files
Dim d As Document
Set d = Application.Documents.Open(oFile.Path)
strDocName = ActiveDocument.Name
intPos = InStrRev(strDocName, ".")
strDocName = Left(strDocName, intPos - 1)
ChangeFileOpenDirectory tFolder
Select Case fileType
Case Is = "TXT"
strDocName = strDocName & ".txt"
ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:=strDocName, FileFormat:=wdFormatText
Case Is = "RTF"
strDocName = strDocName & ".rtf"
ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:=strDocName, FileFormat:=wdFormatRTF
Case Is = "HTML"
strDocName = strDocName & ".html"
ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:=strDocName, FileFormat:=wdFormatFilteredHTML
Case Is = "PDF"
strDocName = strDocName & ".pdf"
ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat OutputFileName:=strDocName, ExportFormat:=wdExportFormatPDF
End Select
d.Close
ChangeFileOpenDirectory oFolder
Next oFile
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub