Function Reference

_Excel_Export

Exports a workbook, worksheet, chart or range as PDF or XPS

#include <Excel.au3>
_Excel_Export ( $oExcel, $vObject, $sFileName [, $iType = $xlTypePDF [, $iQuality = $xlQualityStandard [, $bIncludeProperties = True [, $iFrom = Default [, $iTo = Default [, $bOpenAfterPublish = Default]]]]]] )

Parameters

$oExcel Excel application object
$vObject Workbook, worksheet, chart or range object to export as PDF or XPS. Range can be specified as A1 range too
$sFileName Path/name of the exported file
$iType [optional] Can be either $xlTypePDF or $xlTypeXPS of the XlFixedFormatType enumeration (default = $xlTypePDF)
$iQuality [optional] Can be any of the XlFixedFormatQuality enumeration (default = $xlQualityStandard)
$bIncludeProperties [optional] True indicates that document properties should be included (default = True)
$iFrom [optional] The page number at which to start publishing (default = keyword Default = start at the beginning)
$iTo [optional] The page number at which to end publishing (default = keyword Default = end at the last page)
$bOpenAfterPublish [optional] True displays the file in viewer after it is published (default = False)

Return Value

Success: the object of the exported range.
Failure: 0 and sets @error.
@error: 1 - $oExcel is not an object or not an application object
2 - $vObject is not an object or an invalid A1 range. @error is set to the COM error code
3 - $sFileName is empty
4 - Error exporting the object. @extended is set to the COM error code returned by the ExportAsFixedFormat method

Related

_Excel_Print

Example

Example 1

#include <Excel.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

; Create application object and open an example workbook
Local $oExcel = _Excel_Open()
If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_Export Example", "Error creating the Excel application object." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
Local $oWorkbook = _Excel_BookOpen($oExcel, @ScriptDir & "\Extras\_Excel1.xls", True)
If @error Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_Export Example", "Error opening workbook '" & @ScriptDir & "\Extras\_Excel1.xls'." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
        _Excel_Close($oExcel)
        Exit
EndIf

; Export cells A1:E10 of the active worksheet as PDF and display the file.
Local $sOutput = @TempDir & "\_Excel1_1.pdf"
_Excel_Export($oExcel, "A1:E10", $sOutput, Default, Default, Default, Default, Default, True)
If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_Export Example 1", "Error saving range to '" & $sOutput & "'." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_Export Example 1", "Range successfully exported as '" & $sOutput & "'.")

Example 2

#include <Excel.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

; Create application object and open an example workbook
Local $oExcel = _Excel_Open()
If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_Export Example", "Error creating the Excel application object." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
Local $oWorkbook = _Excel_BookOpen($oExcel, @ScriptDir & "\Extras\_Excel1.xls", True)
If @error Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_Export Example", "Error opening workbook '" & @ScriptDir & "\Extras\_Excel1.xls'." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
        _Excel_Close($oExcel)
        Exit
EndIf

; Export the whole workbook as PDF.
Local $sOutput = @TempDir & "\_Excel1_2.pdf"
_Excel_Export($oExcel, $oWorkbook, $sOutput)
If @error Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_Export Example 2", "Error saving the workbook to '" & $sOutput & "'." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Excel UDF: _Excel_Export Example 2", "The whole workbook was successfully exported as '" & $sOutput & "'.")