Convert word doc to pdf and send as attachment in Outlook - vba

Question

I would like to convert my Word Doc to a pdf and send it as an attachment as part of my constructed Outlook email.
I have tried adding ,".pdf" at the end of my SaveAs2 line, which changed and attached the file format as pdf, however, when attempting to open the file it does not display and gives me a message that the file did not have all it's code when sent as an attachment.
Private Sub emailbutton_Click()
'No-option email sending
Dim OL As Object
Dim EmailItem As Object
Dim Doc As Document
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set OL = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
Set EmailItem = OL.CreateItem(olMailItem)
Set Doc = ActiveDocument
If VName.Value = "" Then
Doc.SaveAs ("Quotation_Blank 2016")
Else
Doc.SaveAs2 ("QFORM" & "_" & JNumber.Value & "_" & VName.Value)
End If
With EmailItem
.Display
End With
' Signature = EmailItem.body
With EmailItem
.Subject = "QFORM" & "_" & JNumber.Value & "_" & VName.Value
'HTMLbody
msg = "<b><font face=""Times New Roman"" size=""4"" color=""blue"">INTEGRATED ASSEMBLY </font></b><br>" _
& " 1200 Woodruff Rd.<br>" _
& " Suite A12<br>" _
& " Greenville, SC 29607<br><br>" _
& "We have recently released subject project, which will contain assemblies to be outsourced. You have been selected to build these assemblies according to the attachment. <br><br>" _
& "As part of this process, please review the quotation form attached and indicate your acceptance. If adjustments and-or corrections are required, please feel free to contact us for quick resolution. <br><br>" _
& "<b><font face=""Times New Roman"" size=""4"" color=""Red"">NOTE: </font></b>" _
& "The information on attached quotation form is not a contract and only an estimate of predetermined costs per hourly rate for outsource assemblies. <br><br>" _
& "*******For your records you may wish to print out the completed quote form. <br><br>" _
& "Thank you, <br><br>" _
& "<b>HARTNESS INTERNATIONAL </b><br>" _
& "H1 Production Control <br>" _
& vbNewLine & Signature
.HTMLBody = msg & .HTMLBody
If VName.Value = "INTEGRATED ASSEMBLY" Then
.To = "Email1.com;"
.CC = "Email2.com;" & "Email3.com;"
.Importance = olImportanceNormal 'Or olImportanceHigh Or olImportanceLow
.Attachments.Add Doc.FullName
.Display
ElseIf VName.Value = "LEWALLEN" Then
.To = "Email1.com;"
.CC = "Email2.com;" & "Email3.com;"
.Importance = olImportanceNormal 'Or olImportanceHigh Or olImportanceLow
.Attachments.Add Doc.FullName
.Display
End If
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Set Doc = Nothing
Set OL = Nothing
Set EmailItem = Nothing
End Sub

Answer 1

With SaveAs2 you can specify FileFormat
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff836084.aspx
expression .SaveAs2(FileName, FileFormat, LockComments, Password, AddToRecentFiles, WritePassword, ReadOnlyRecommended, EmbedTrueTypeFonts, SaveNativePictureFormat, SaveFormsData, SaveAsAOCELetter, Encoding, InsertLineBreaks, AllowSubstitutions, LineEnding, AddBiDiMarks, CompatibilityMode)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff839952.aspx
FileFormat is wdFormatPDF or 17

Answer 2

Change your saveAs2 this way.
If VName.Value = "" Then
Doc.SaveAs ("Quotation_Blank 2016")
Else
Doc.ExportAsFixedFormat OutputFileName:="QFORM" & "_" & JNumber.Value , _
ExportFormat:=wdExportFormatPDF
End If
Edit
To use path & add is as attachment
If VName.Value = "" Then
Doc.SaveAs ("Quotation_Blank 2016")
Else
Path = "C:\Temp\"
FileName = "QFORM" & "_" & JNumber.Value & "_" & VName.Value
Doc.ExportAsFixedFormat OutputFileName:=Path & FileName, _
ExportFormat:=wdExportFormatPDF
End If
And Attahcment
.Attachments.Add Path & FileName & ".pdf"

Answer 3

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
The results are saved in a folder that is dynamically created and in the same folder that contains the documents that you just converted.

Answer 4

I was wondering if you could post all your code for this solution. I have been looking for something like this for a while and all my experience is on powershell. I know this i generally frowned upon but i am running out of options