Workbook.ExportToPdfAsync(String, PdfExportOptions, IEnumerable<String>, CancellationToken) Method

Defines export options and asynchronously exports the specified sheets to the file in PDF format.

You need a license for the DevExpress Office File API Subscription or DevExpress Universal Subscription to use this method in production code.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

C#

public Task ExportToPdfAsync(
    string fileName,
    PdfExportOptions options,
    IEnumerable<string> sheetNames,
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

VB.NET

Public Function ExportToPdfAsync(
    fileName As String,
    options As PdfExportOptions,
    sheetNames As IEnumerable(Of String),
    cancellationToken As CancellationToken
) As Task

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	The file name (including the full path) for the created PDF file.
options	PdfExportOptions	Specifies export options.
sheetNames	IEnumerable<String>	Lists the names of the sheets to be saved in PDF format.
cancellationToken	CancellationToken	An object used to trace the requests to cancel the operation.

Returns

Type	Description
Task	An object that represents the asynchronous export operation.

Remarks

Important

Take into account the following when you call this method:

• The events fired by this method call may occur in a different thread than the target operation.

• The operation is not thread safe (the document should not be accessed simultaneously by different threads). Wait until the operation is completed before you continue to work with the document (for example, use the await operator).

Calculate Formulas Before Export

The default calculation mode for a Workbook is Manual. This mode implies that the Spreadsheet does not recalculate formulas before it generates a PDF document. Call the Workbook.Calculate or Workbook.CalculateFull method to calculate all formulas in the workbook before you export it to PDF.