[GIS] How to export a MXD to a PDF but only switching the folder

arcgis-10.1arcpy

Let say I have two variables.

    InputMXD = parameters[0].valueAsText
    PDF_Folder = parameters[1].valueAsText

I have my inputMXDs to have multivalues so I'll have around 10 mxds each time the script is run. I want to put the exported pdf's into different directory, but I want to use whatever the mxd name is. The input could be p:/mxds/oneexample.mxd and p:/mxds/onemoreexample.mxd and the output would be z:/pdfs/oneexample.pdf and p:/mxds/onemoreexample.pdf. 

    MXDList = arcpy.ListFiles(InputMXD)
    for MXDPath in MXDList:
        MXD = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MXDPath)
        arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(MXD, PDF_Folder + )

Here's what I have to get me to the last line. I don't know how to add the original file name of the mxd to the outputted PDF.

Updated: It will run through it, but it doesn't output anything. The output folder is empty. I think there's something wrong with the loop. Here's what I now have in my loop.

    MXDList = arcpy.ListFiles(InputMXD)
    for MXDPath in MXDList:
        MXD = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MXDPath)
        outputPDF = os.path.basename(MXDPath).split('.')[0] + ".pdf"
        arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(MXD, PDF_Folder + "\\" + outputPDF)

I tried the code below and still no dice. Here's what the results kicked back.
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I'm not sure why it's saying the output is empty?

Update 2: I updated the code to this:

    arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True
    arcpy.env.workspace = PDF_Folder
    MXDList = arcpy.ListFiles('*.mxd')
    for MXDPath in MXDList:
        MXD = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MXDPath)
        outputPDF = os.path.basename(MXDPath).split('.')[0] + ".pdf"
        arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(MXD, PDF_Folder + "\\" + outputPDF)

I changed the workspace to PDF_Folder and it didn't kick back an error. It also didn't output any PDF files.

Also, here's how my parameters are setup at the top.

    # First parameter
    InputMXD = arcpy.Parameter(
        displayName="Input MXDs",
        name="InputMXD",
        datatype="DEMapDocument",
        parameterType="Required",
        direction="Input",
        multiValue=True)

    # Second Parameter
    PDF_Folder = arcpy.Parameter(
        displayName="Output Folder for PDF",
        name="PDF_Folder",
        datatype="DEFolder",
        parameterType="Required",
        direction="Output")

Does my output need to be something besides a DEFolder datatype?

Update 3

Here's what my input looks like:
enter image description here

Input MXDs is a MapDocument that is a multiValue input.
Output Folder for PDF is a DEFolder output. I've tried strings, workspaces, folders. Nothing has worked. I know its something small making this really frustrating. I'm going basic to see if I can get just one mxd outputted to a pdf. Crawl before I can walk.

Update 4

I'm trying to run the command directly in ArcMap from the python window. Here is the kickback it's giving me.
Python Window in Arc

Update 5

I have tried just running it in a small script to see if it worked with a file name. It does and it includes spaces, commas, periods, dashes and underscores. Here's the simple testing code that worked. I have no idea what isn't working.

 import arcpy

 doc = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("Q://Field Data//6th P.M//COLORADO//6N65W//PROJECTS//6N-65W-12//HOLTON 6-65-12//BEP.mxd")
 arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(doc, "C://temp//test2.pdf")

Best Answer

Give this a try to get the PDF name based on the input MXD lists name:

import os
import arcpy
inws = arcpy.GetParameter(0)
outfolder = arcpy.GetParameter(1)
arcpy.env.workspace = inws
MXDList = arcpy.ListFiles('*.mxd')
for MXDPath in MXDList:
    MXD = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MXDPath)
    outputPDF = os.path.basename(MXDPath).split('.')[0] + ".pdf"
    arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(MXD, outfolder + "\\" + outputPDF)

The parameters for the toolbox should look something like this: enter image description here

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