Convert-Docx2md

Converts .DOCX file(s) into Markdown

Script

param([string]$FilePattern = "")

try {
	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	if ($FilePattern -eq "" ) { $FilePattern = Read-Host "Enter the file pattern to the .DOCX file(s)" }

	Write-Host "? Searching for pandoc..." 
	$null = (pandoc --version)
	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Can't execute 'pandoc' - make sure it's installed and available" }

	Write-Host "? Converting..."
	gci -r -i $FilePattern | foreach {
		$TargetPath = $_.directoryname + "\" + $_.basename + ".md"
		& pandoc -f docx -s $_.name -o $TargetPath
	}

	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"? converted in $Elapsed sec"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

Customize

FilePattern string

Specifies the file pattern to the .DOCX file(s)