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  1. pkorpine revised this gist May 31, 2021. No changes.
  2. pkorpine revised this gist May 31, 2021. 1 changed file with 5 additions and 1 deletion.
    6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion save_as_pdf_gs
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    // Saves the current document in Google Docs as PDF to the same folder.
    // Code from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28312992/convert-google-doc-to-pdf-using-google-script-editior
    // Just added onOpen() to add the script to the menubar.

    function onOpen() {
    var ui = DocumentApp.getUi();
    // Or DocumentApp or FormApp.
    @@ -6,7 +10,7 @@ function onOpen() {
    .addToUi();
    }

    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28312992/convert-google-doc-to-pdf-using-google-script-editior

    function convertPDF() {
    doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();
    // ADDED
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    function onOpen() {
    var ui = DocumentApp.getUi();
    // Or DocumentApp or FormApp.
    ui.createMenu('My scripts')
    .addItem('Convert to PDF', 'convertPDF')
    .addToUi();
    }

    // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28312992/convert-google-doc-to-pdf-using-google-script-editior
    function convertPDF() {
    doc = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument();
    // ADDED
    var docId = doc.getId();
    var docFolder = DriveApp.getFileById(docId).getParents().next().getId();
    // ADDED
    var ui = DocumentApp.getUi();
    var result = ui.alert(
    'Save As PDF?',
    'Save current document (Name:'+doc.getName()+'.pdf) as PDF',
    ui.ButtonSet.YES_NO);
    if (result == ui.Button.YES) {
    docblob = DocumentApp.getActiveDocument().getAs('application/pdf');
    /* Add the PDF extension */
    docblob.setName(doc.getName() + ".pdf");
    var file = DriveApp.createFile(docblob);
    // ADDED
    var fileId = file.getId();
    moveFileId(fileId, docFolder);
    // ADDED
    ui.alert('Your PDF file is available at ' + file.getUrl());
    } else {
    ui.alert('Request has been cancelled.');
    }
    }

    function moveFileId(fileId, toFolderId) {
    var file = DriveApp.getFileById(fileId);
    var source_folder = DriveApp.getFileById(fileId).getParents().next();
    var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(toFolderId)
    folder.addFile(file);
    source_folder.removeFile(file);
    }