_Workbook.ExportAsFixedFormat Method

The ExportAsFixedFormat(XlFixedFormatType, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object, Object) method is used to publish a workbook to either the PDF or XPS format.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub ExportAsFixedFormat ( _
    Type As XlFixedFormatType, _
    Filename As Object, _
    Quality As Object, _
    IncludeDocProperties As Object, _
    IgnorePrintAreas As Object, _
    From As Object, _
    To As Object, _
    OpenAfterPublish As Object, _
    FixedFormatExtClassPtr As Object _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As _Workbook
Dim Type As XlFixedFormatType
Dim Filename As Object
Dim Quality As Object
Dim IncludeDocProperties As Object
Dim IgnorePrintAreas As Object
Dim From As Object
Dim To As Object
Dim OpenAfterPublish As Object
Dim FixedFormatExtClassPtr As Object

instance.ExportAsFixedFormat(Type, Filename, _
    Quality, IncludeDocProperties, IgnorePrintAreas, _
    From, To, OpenAfterPublish, FixedFormatExtClassPtr)

void ExportAsFixedFormat(
    XlFixedFormatType Type,
    Object Filename,
    Object Quality,
    Object IncludeDocProperties,
    Object IgnorePrintAreas,
    Object From,
    Object To,
    Object OpenAfterPublish,
    Object FixedFormatExtClassPtr
)

Parameters

• Type
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFixedFormatType

  Can be either xlTypePDF or xlTypeXPS.

• Filename
  Type: System.Object

  A String that indicates the name of the file to be saved. You can include a full path or short. Excel2007 saves the file in the current folder.

• Quality
  Type: System.Object

  Can be set to either xlQualityStandard or xlQualityMinimum.

• IncludeDocProperties
  Type: System.Object

  Set to True to indicate that document properties should be included or set to False to indicate that they are omitted.

• IgnorePrintAreas
  Type: System.Object

  If set to True, ignores any print areas set when publishing. If set to False, will use the print areas set when publishing.

• From
  Type: System.Object

  The number of the page at which to start publishing. If this argument is omitted, publishing starts at the beginning.

• To
  Type: System.Object

  The number of the last page to publish. If this argument is omitted, publishing ends with the last page

• OpenAfterPublish
  Type: System.Object

  If set to True displays file in viewer after it is published. If set to False the file is published but not displayed.

• FixedFormatExtClassPtr
  Type: System.Object

  Pointer to the FixedFormatExt class.

Examples

The following example creates the PDF at standard quality in the current file’s directory and displays file in viewer after it is published.

Note

An error will occur if the PDF add-in is not currently installed.

See Also

Reference

_Workbook Interface

_Workbook Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel Namespace