VBA to create individual PDFs from MailMerge, and save in specific folder based on cell value

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  1. 365
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Good day all,
I tried replying to another similar post, but didn't get a response so I'm trying again with a new thread.

Basically, I have an excel file that has a number of fields that I've used to create mail merge word, and in turn create separate docs. What I can't lock down is how to tell it to save the file in a folder based on cell value.
Columns A through J are all used for the actual mail merge, and H is a name that I want the record from the mail merge to save in. So, If Row 2 specifies "Ron", and Row 3 specifies "Steve", each PDF should save in the specified folder. If I need to define the names of each folder within VBA (If I can get it to create if not already created, that'd be great too).

Right now, I can get it to save PDFs and Word Docs in separate folders, but that's as far as I've gotten.

Code for the mail merge follows (borrowed from another source):
VBA Code:
Option Explicit

Const PDF_SAVED As String = "C:\Leader Folders\2019 TR Statements\Ron - TEST ENVIRONMENT\PDFs\"
Const WORD_SAVED As String = "C:\Leader Folders\2019 TR Statements\Ron - TEST ENVIRONMENT\Word Docs\"
Const SOURCE_FILE_PATH As String = "C:\Leader Folders\2019 TR Statements\Ron - TEST ENVIRONMENT\Mail Merge Source Data Ron TEST.xlsx"

Sub TestRun()

    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    
Dim MainDoc As Document, TargetDoc As Document
Dim dbPath As String
Dim recordNumber As Long, totalRecord As Long

Set MainDoc = ActiveDocument
With MainDoc.MailMerge
    
        .OpenDataSource Name:=SOURCE_FILE_PATH, sqlstatement:="SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]"
            
        totalRecord = .DataSource.RecordCount

        For recordNumber = 1 To totalRecord
        
            With .DataSource
                .ActiveRecord = recordNumber
                .FirstRecord = recordNumber
                .LastRecord = recordNumber
            End With
            
            .Destination = wdSendToNewDocument
            .Execute False
            
            Set TargetDoc = ActiveDocument

            TargetDoc.SaveAs2 WORD_SAVED & .DataSource.DataFields("Employee_Name").Value & ".docx", wdFormatDocumentDefault
            TargetDoc.ExportAsFixedFormat PDF_SAVED & .DataSource.DataFields("Employee_Name").Value & ".pdf", exportformat:=wdExportFormatPDF
            
            TargetDoc.Close False
            
            Set TargetDoc = Nothing
                    
        Next recordNumber

End With

Set MainDoc = Nothing
    
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Application.DisplayAlerts = True
    
End Sub
 

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Things to note: the VBA code sits in the word doc I'm using to create the mail merge. If it's possible to have the code sit entirely in Excel, that'd be ideal.
 
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