How to convert Microsoft Doc into PDF file using python [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to convert Microsoft Docx into PDF file and using this python script

import os
import win32com. client
#pip install pywin32

wdFormatPDF = 17
in_file = "in_file/path/Input.docx"
out_file = "out_file/path/output.pdf"

word = win32com.client.Dispatch('Word.Application')
doc = word.Documents.Open(in_file)
doc.SaveAs(out_file, FileFormat = wdFormatPDF)
doc.Close()
word.Quit()``

But I got this error

```Encoding, InsertLineBreaks, AllowSubstitutions, LineEnding, AddBiDiMarks
pywintypes.com_error: (-214738676867, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 'Microsoft Word', 'Command failed', 'C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\1033\\WDMAIN11.CHM', 587257, -214687359843090), None)`

And I also tried another plugin "from docx2pdf import convert" But the same error is coming. So plz suggest how to solve my problem.

koro · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-31 05:35:59Z

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Try this:

import win32com.client as win32
from os import path
word = win32.DispatchEx("Word.Application")
in_file = path.abspath('c:\\sample.docx')
out_file = path.abspath('c:\\sample.pdf')
# just one argument here
doc = word.Documents.Open(in_file)
# was: 'new_file'
doc.SaveAs(out_file, FileFormat=17)
doc.Close()
word.Quit()

answered Aug 31, 2020 at 5:35

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Shalinee Mishra Over a year ago

Thank you for your reply @daredevil7, When I used your code the same error

Encoding, InsertLineBreaks, AllowSubstitutions, LineEnding, AddBiDiMarks pywintypes.com_error: (-214738676867, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 'Microsoft Word', 'Command failed', 'C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\1033\\WDMAIN11.CHM', 587257, -214687359843090), None)

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