How do I batch convert Pages to Doc?

I want to bathc convert my Pages files to .doc.
IF you have suggestions re: Applescript, I am a total novice in that area.
Thnaks, Gerry

The English instructions say:
Save the script as script or application bundle.
Run it or drag and drop a folder icon on its icon.
It opens every Pages's documents stored
in the folder and save it as DOC file in a folder named "was_Pages_now_DOC".
This one may be on the desktop or in the "~/Documents" folder.
according to the property storeOnDesktop.
This means that once the script opens in Script Editor go to File & Save As… then choose Script or Application Bundle from the File Format drop-down menu. I prefer Script, but try both if you'd like.

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Except, of course, to select the source folder. ************* Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) 2008/04/20 2009/06/17 adapté pour format .doc 2009/12/13 updated for MacOs 10.6… *) property theApp : "Pages" property theExt : "pages" property nomDuRapport : "report_Pages2DOC.txt" property nom_du_dossier : "was_Pages_now_DOC" property storeOnDesktop : true (* true = dest folder will be on Desktop false = dest folder will be in "~/Documents" *) property msg1 : "" -- globale property msg90 : "" -- globale property msg91 : "" -- globale -- property msg92 : "" -- globale property msg94 : "" -- globale property msg96 : "" -- globale property msg99 : "" -- globale property rapport : "" -- globale property dossierDeStockage : "" -- globale property dossierParDefaut : "" -- globale property localExport : "" -- globale property newExt : "" -- globale property newType : "" -- globale property isOs4 : missing value -- globale property isOs5 : missing value -- globale property theMenu : missing value -- globale property menuExport : missing value -- globale property types : {{"doc", "SLDocumentTypeMSWord", 2}, {"pdf", "SLDocumentTypePDF", 1}, {"txt", "SLDocumentTypePlainText", 4}, {"rtf", "SLDocumentTypeRichText", 3}, {"rtfd", "SLDocumentTypeRichTextBundle"}, 3} --===== (* our settings *) property typeNum : 1 (* 1 = WORD, 2 = PDF, 3 = Txt, 4 = rtf, 5 = rtfd *) property theButton : missing value (* 1          button PDF 2          button Word 3          button RTF 4 button Standard *) --===== on run (* lignes exécutées si on double clique sur l'icône du script application • lines executed if one double click the application script's icon *)             tell application "System Events" to set dossier to choose folder (* dans un bloc System Events pour avoir un titre de dialogue "localisé" • in a System Events block to get a localized dialog title. *)           my commun({dossier})             --          my commun({"Macintosh HD:Users:yvan_koenig:Desktop:for_see:" as alias}) end run --===== on open (sel) (* sel contient une liste d'alias des éléments qu'on a déposés sur l'icône du script (la sélection) • sel contains a list of aliases of the items dropped on the script's icon (the selection) *)           my commun(sel) end open --===== on commun(elems)           my nettoie()           my prepareMessages()             tell application "System Events"                     if not (UI elements enabled) then set (UI elements enabled) to true (* Active le GUI scripting • Enable GUI scripting *)                     set titres to title of processes           end tell -- to System Events             if theApp is not in titres then my activateTheApp() (* Active et ferme la fenêtre du document créé à l'ouverture • Activate and close the doc's window created at opening *)           set {newExt, newType, theButton} to item typeNum of types (* item 1 = {"doc", "SLDocumentTypeMSWord",2} item 2 = {"pdf", "SLDocumentTypePDF",1} item 3 = {"txt", "SLDocumentTypePlainText",4} item 4 = {"rtf", "SLDocumentTypeRichText",3} item 5 = {"rtfd", "SLDocumentTypeRichTextBundle",3} *)           set sysAtt to (system attribute "sys2")           if 4 > sysAtt then                     if my parleAnglais() then                               error "This script requires MacOs X 10.4 or higher !"                     else                               error "Ce script requiert MacOs X 1.4 ou ultérieur !"                     end if           else if 5 > sysAtt then                     set isOs4 to true                     set isOs5 to false                     if my getVersion() < "4" then                               set theMenu to 3                               set menuExport to 13                     else                               set theMenu to 10                               set menuExport to 9                     end if           else if 6 > sysAtt then                     set isOs4 to false                     set isOs5 to true                     if my getVersion() < "4" then                               set theMenu to 3                               set menuExport to 13                     else                               set theMenu to 10                               set menuExport to 8 (* was a wrong 9 *)                     end if           else                     set isOs4 to false                     set isOs5 to false                     if my getVersion() < "4" then                               set theMenu to 3                               set menuExport to 13                     else                               set theMenu to 10                               set menuExport to 8 (* was a wrong 9 *)                     end if           end if           my fermeFenetres() (* • Close existing windows *)             my afficheLeMessage(msg1) (* Éviter de cliquer… • Don't click… *)           tell application theApp to set localExport to localized string "Export"           set dossierParDefaut to my getDefaultExport() as text           set rapport to ""           set dossierDeStockage to my creeDossierDeStockage(nom_du_dossier) (* Unicode text *)             try                     repeat with elem in elems                               try                                         my exploreTraite(elem as alias, "")                               end try                     end repeat                       if rapport = "" then set rapport to msg90                     -- crée un fichier texte sur le Bureau                     set p2d to path to desktop                     set p2r to (p2d as Unicode text) & nomDuRapport                     tell application "System Events"                               if exists (file p2r) then delete (file p2r)                               make new file at end of p2d with properties {name:nomDuRapport}                     end tell                     set rapport to rapport as text                     write rapport to (p2r as alias)             on error MsgErr number NroErr                     if NroErr is not -128 then                               beep 2                               tell application (path to frontmost application as string) to ¬                                         display dialog "" & NroErr & " : " & MsgErr with icon 0 buttons {msg99} giving up after 20                     end if -- NroErr is…                     return           end try             my nettoie()           if my parleAnglais() then                     my afficheLeMessage("Export done.")           else                     my afficheLeMessage("Traitement terminé.")           end if end commun --===== on nettoie() (* pour ne pas stocker dans le fichier script • So it will not be stored in the script file *)           set dossierDeStockage to ""           set dossierParDefaut to ""           set rapport to ""             set localExport to ""           set newExt to ""           set newType to ""           set isOs4 to missing value           set isOs5 to missing value           set theMenu to missing value           set menuExport to missing value           set theButton to missing value           set msg1 to ""           set msg90 to ""           set msg91 to ""           set msg92 to ""           --           set msg94 to ""           set msg96 to ""           set msg99 to " " end nettoie --=====  on afficheLeMessage(m)           beep 1           tell application (path to frontmost application as string)                     activate                     if my parleAnglais() then                               display dialog m buttons {" OK "} default button 1 giving up after 10                     else                               display dialog m buttons {" Vu "} default button 1 giving up after 10                     end if           end tell end afficheLeMessage --===== on creeDossierDeStockage(Nom) (* S'il n'existe pas, construit un dossier destination sur le bureau ou dans "~/Documents" • If does not exist, create a destination folder on the desktop or in "~/Documents" *)           local dd, dds           if storeOnDesktop is true then                     set dd to path to desktop as Unicode text           else                     set dd to path to documents folder as Unicode text           end if             if Nom ends with ":" then                     set dds to dd & Nom           else                     set dds to dd & Nom & ":"           end if           (* dossierDeStockage n'existe pas, on le crée • dossierDeStockage is not available, build it *)           tell application "System Events" to if not (exists item dds) then make new folder at end of folder dd with properties {name:Nom}           return dds as Unicode text end creeDossierDeStockage --===== on exploreTraite(elem, ptree) (* elem est un alias • elem is an alias *)           local elem_, cl_, type_Id           set elem_ to elem as Unicode text           tell application "System Events" to tell disk item elem_                     set cl_ to class                     if cl_ is folder then                               set type_Id to ""                     else                               set type_Id to type identifier                     end if           end tell --  "System Events"           set cl_ to cl_ as Unicode text             if type_Id is in {"com.apple.iwork.pages.pages", "com.apple.iwork.pages.sffpages"} then (* C'est un fichier Pages. • It's a Pages document *)                     my TraiteUnDocument(elem_)           else if cl_ is in {"file package", "«class cpkg»"} then                     set rapport to rapport & msg91 & elem_ & return (* "Package", Attention, un package EST un dossier "spécial". • Caution, a package IS a "special" folder. *)           else if cl_ is in {"folder", "«class cfol»"} then                     my ExploreUnDossier(elem_, ptree)           else                     set rapport to rapport & msg92 & elem_ & return (*  "Pas un document Pages". • "Not a Pages's document" *)           end if -- typeId_ is … end exploreTraite --===== on ExploreUnDossier(dossier, ptree)           local nomElement, cheminElement, c           repeat with nomElement in list folder dossier without invisibles                     set cheminElement to dossier & nomElement                     tell application "System Events" to set c to name of (dossier as alias)                     my exploreTraite(cheminElement as alias, ptree & c & ":")           end repeat end ExploreUnDossier --===== on TraiteUnDocument(leCheminOriginal_UniText)           my export2Doc(leCheminOriginal_UniText as alias, leCheminOriginal_UniText) end TraiteUnDocument --===== on export2Doc(p, leCheminOriginal_UniText) (* • here p is the path as alias *)           local flag, nom_de_p, nouveauChemin, w, bof, x, p_xport           try                     tell application theApp                               open p                               set flag to false                               repeat 300 times (* Attends que le fichier soit réellement ouvert. • Wait until the file is really open *)                                         if my getNbWindows() > 0 then                                                   set flag to true                                                   exit repeat                                         end if                               end repeat                     end tell -- to theApp                     if flag is false then error number 8888 (* Le fichier n'a pu être ouvert. • The file can't be open. *)           on error MsgErr number NroErr                     if NroErr = 8888 then                               set rapport to rapport & msg94 & leCheminOriginal_UniText & return                     else                               set rapport to rapport & "### " & MsgErr & " ### " & errNbr & return                     end if                     return (* can't do the remaining tasks *)           end try             tell application "System Events" to tell file leCheminOriginal_UniText                     set nom_de_p to name           end tell -- System Events             if nom_de_p ends with theExt then set nom_de_p to text 1 thru -(2 + (length of theExt)) of nom_de_p           set nouveauChemin to dossierParDefaut & nom_de_p & "." & newExt           --log nouveauChemin           tell application "System Events" to if exists (file nouveauChemin) then set name of file nouveauChemin to nom_de_p & my horoDateur(modification date of file nouveauChemin) & "." & newExt (* name stamped *)           try                     set {w, bof} to my getFrontWindow()                       tell application "System Events" to tell application process theApp                               click menu item menuExport of menu 1 of menu bar item theMenu of menu bar 1 (* Exporter… *)                               repeat until exists sheet 1 of window w                                         delay 0.1                               end repeat                               tell sheet 1 of window w (* sheet containing the buttons PDF, Word, RTF, Standard *)                                         --          get properties of UI elements of radio group 1                                         if isOs4 then                                                   click button theButton of radio group 1                                         else if isOs5 then                                                   click checkbox theButton of radio group 1                                         else                                                   click radio button theButton of radio group 1 (* I hope that they will no longer change it *)                                         end if -- isOs4 is true                                         (*                                         if typeNum is 2 then                                                   delay 0.2                                                   tell pop up button 1                                                        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                                tell application "System Events" to if exists file nouveauChemin then delete file nouveauChemin                     end if -- dossierDeStockage is not…                     my ferme1fenetre()             on error errMsg number errNbr                     set rapport to rapport & msg96 & p & return & errMsg & " ### " & errNbr & return           end try end export2Doc (* ===== • Build a stamp from the modification date_time *) on horoDateur(dt)           local annee, mois, jour, lHeure, lesSecondes, lesMinutes           set annee to year of dt           set mois to month of dt as number (* existe depuis 10.4 *)           set jour to day of dt           set lHeure to time of dt           set lesSecondes to (lHeure mod 60)           set lHeure to round (lHeure div 60)           set lesMinutes to (lHeure mod 60)           set lHeure to round (lHeure div 60)           return "_" & annee & text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & mois) & text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & jour) & "-" & text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & lHeure) & text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & lesMinutes) & text -2 thru -1 of ("00" & lesSecondes) (* • Here, the stamp is  "_YYYYMMDD-hhmmss" *) end horoDateur (* ===== • Take care, the front window may be an Inspector or a dialog one. *) on getFrontWindow()           local namesOfWindows, w, flag           tell application theApp to activate           set flag to false           tell application "System Events" to tell application process theApp                     set namesOfWindows to name of every window                     repeat with w in namesOfWindows                               if subrole of (get properties of window w) is "AXStandardWindow" then                                         set flag to true                                         exit repeat                               end if                     end repeat           end tell           return {w, flag} (* • w is the name of the front document's window *) end getFrontWindow (* ===== • Wait that the file is completely written on disk *) on wait4File(p) (* • p must be Unicode text *)           local oldSize, nnn, newSize           set oldSize to 0           tell application "System Events" to set nnn to name of file p             repeat                     try                               tell application "System Events" to set newSize to physical size of file p                               if oldSize < newSize then                                         set oldSize to newSize                               else                                         exit repeat                               end if                     end try           end repeat end wait4File --===== on activateTheApp()           local bof, status           tell application theApp to activate           if my getStartingStatus() is false then tell application "System Events" to tell application process theApp to keystroke return           repeat                     set {bof, status} to my getFrontWindow()                     if status is true then exit repeat           end repeat end activateTheApp (* ===== • Close existing open windows *) on fermeFenetres()           repeat while my getNbWindows() > 0                     my ferme1fenetre()           end repeat (* • Now there is no open window *) end fermeFenetres --===== on ferme1fenetre()           tell application theApp to activate           tell application "System Events" to tell application process theApp to keystroke "w" using {command down} end ferme1fenetre --===== on getPlistValue(valName, default)           local thePlist, u           set thePlist to (path to preferences folder as Unicode text) & "com.apple.iWork." & theApp & ".plist"           tell application "System Events"                     if exists file thePlist then                               tell contents of property list file thePlist                                         try                                                   set u to (value 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