Need to automate Document Merge in Word 2016

I have a PowerShell script that collects data from Active Directory and puts it into a nicely formatted Word Document and appends the date at the end of the file name when it is saved so I can see the different files and when they were ran.
I then run the Document Merge in Word to save the file with the differences indicated between the last two times the script ran.
***I want to automate this process.***

I don't want a third party application to do this. I want to be able to do this with either PowerShell or VBS or a VBS called out from with in a PowerShell Script.

PowershellVB ScriptActive DirectoryMicrosoft Word

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Pber

8/22/2022 - Mon

GrahamSkan

1/15/2018

This is VBA code for the basic merge function. It can be called from the command line or converted to VBS.

    Dim wdApp As Word.Application
    Dim wdDoc As Word.Document
    Dim docMain As Word.Document
    Dim bNewInstance As Boolean
    Dim strMainDoc As String
    
    strMainDoc = "C:\MyFolder\MyMainMerge.docx"
    'Try to use already running instance of Word
    On Error Resume Next
        Set wdApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
    On Error GoTo 0
    
    If wdApp Is Nothing Then 'there wasn't one, so create a new one
        Set wdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
        bNewInstance = True
    End If
    
    Set docMain = wdApp.Documents.Open(strMainDoc)
    docMain.MailMerge.Execute
    docMain.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges
    
    'leave application open in case there is a result document to be saved
    'otherwise
    'only close Word application if instance created for this macro
    If bNewInstance Then
        wdApp.Quit
    End If

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Michael Fulton

1/16/2018

ASKER

I assume you got that from the macro recording?

GrahamSkan

1/16/2018

No, I wrote that from scratch, though it's adapted from some of my library code. If it were recorded, you would see the Selection object, method or both. Does it matter?

Your help has saved me hundreds of hours of internet surfing.

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Michael Fulton

1/16/2018

ASKER

No. I was curious. Looked similar to the code I was presented after recording the macro.

Pber

2/14/2018

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