WorksheetBase.ExportAsFixedFormat Method

Exports to a file of the specified format.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public 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 _
)

public 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

  One of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFixedFormatType values that specifies whether to save the workbook in PDF or XPS format.

• filename
  Type: System.Object

  The full path of the new PDF or XPS file. If you omit this parameter, Excel saves the file in the current folder.

• quality
  Type: System.Object

  One of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFixedFormatQuality values that specifies the quality of the exported file.

• includeDocProperties
  Type: System.Object

  true to include document properties in the exported file; otherwise, false.

• ignorePrintAreas
  Type: System.Object

  true to ignore any print areas set when exporting; otherwise, false.

• from
  Type: System.Object

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

• to
  Type: System.Object

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

• openAfterPublish
  Type: System.Object

  true to display the file in the viewer immediately; otherwise, false.

• fixedFormatExtClassPtr
  Type: System.Object

  A pointer to an implementation of the IMsoDocExporter interface that enables the workbook to be saved in a different fixed format. For more information, see Extending the Office (2007) Fixed-Format Export Feature.

Remarks

This method also supports initializing an add-in to export a file to a fixed-format file. For example, Excel will perform file format conversion if the converters are present. The conversion is usually initiated by the user.

Examples

The following code example saves the content of the worksheet Sheet1 in PDF format, up to the first four pages (ignoring print areas). The PDF file is saved to the specified file path and file name using the standard quality resolution. The file includes the workbook properties. To run this code example, your workbook must include a sheet named Sheet1 with some data.

This example is for a document-level customization.

Private Sub SaveWorksheetAsPDF()
    Dim mySheet As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.WorksheetBase = Globals.Sheet1

    mySheet.ExportAsFixedFormat( _
        Excel.XlFixedFormatType.xlTypePDF, _
        "c:\myWorksheet", _
        Excel.XlFixedFormatQuality.xlQualityStandard, _
        True, _
        True, _
        1, _
        10, _
        False)
End Sub

private void SaveWorksheetAsPDF()        
{            
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Worksheet mySheet =
        Globals.Sheet1.Base;

    mySheet.ExportAsFixedFormat( 
        Excel.XlFixedFormatType.xlTypePDF, 
        @"c:\myWorksheet", 
        Excel.XlFixedFormatQuality.xlQualityStandard, 
        true, 
        true, 
        1, 
        10, 
        false);
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

WorksheetBase Class

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace