How do I convert multiple .pdf files to .ai files all at once? - pdf

Question

As a part of my job, my boss wants me to convert thousands of .pdfs into .ai format in Illustrator CS6 without having to open each individual file (among the thousands) and save each pdf as a .ai. I need to convert these files by the thousands with a few simple steps.
Using Illustrator CS6, I have tried to do this by using the batch option by applying the same action to multiple files, (2). I have chosen two folders for input and output. A source from which I get the pdfs and a destination for the converted .pdfs in .ai format are placed.
While the conversions are successful, the multiple files, in this case 2, opened up individually in Illustrator, I had to save them rudimentarily.
This is not what I need. I need to be able to automatically convert thousands of pdfs into .ai's, without having to open and save each and every one of them.
How do I do this?

Answer 1

You can use this script as starting point. It works for singlepage .pdf files right away. For multipage files you will have to tweak it a bit more
(function(thisObj){
main();
function main(){
var pdffiles = File.openDialog ('select one or more pdf files', '*.pdf', true);
if(pdffiles === null){
return;
}
for(var f = 0; f < pdffiles.length;f++){
var pdf = pdffiles[f];
//~ alert(pdf);
var doc = app.open (pdf);
var namepattern = pdf.path + "/" + pdf.name + ".converted.ai";
var newai = null;
if(!(File(namepattern).exists)){
newai = new File(namepattern);
}else{
newai = File(namepattern);
}
doc.saveAs(newai);
doc.close (SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
}
}
})(this);