Convert DOC(X) to PDF in bulk

$sourceDir = "C:\path\to\docs"  # Change this to your folder path
$pdfDir = Join-Path $sourceDir "PDF"

# Create PDF subdirectory if it doesn't exist
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $pdfDir)) {
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $pdfDir | Out-Null
}

# Start Word COM object
$word = New-Object -ComObject word.application
$word.Visible = $false

# Get all DOC and DOCX files
$files = Get-ChildItem -Path $sourceDir -Include *.doc, *.docx -File

foreach ($file in $files) {
    $doc = $word.Documents.Open($file.FullName)
    $pdfPath = Join-Path $pdfDir ($file.BaseName + ".pdf")
    $doc.SaveAs([ref] $pdfPath, [ref] 17)  # 17 is the enum for PDF
    $doc.Close()
    Write-Host "Converted $($file.Name) to PDF."
}

# Quit Word
$word.Quit()