Office JavaScript API from Node.js?

Question

We need to work with a large number of documents in an automated fashion. For example, merge several PPT and Word files and output PDF. This needs to be done without any user interaction. For example, from a web server application or a command line application.

We will like to do this using an official SDK. What is our best option? Is it possible to use the Office JavaScript API from a command line tool written in Node.js?

Answer 1

Unfortunately any extension via Office.js needs to have affinity with one document. The automation you are describing should be coded using the OOXML SDK.