Workbook.ExportToPdfAsync(String, IProgress<Int32>) Method

Asynchronously exports the workbook to a file in PDF format and allows you to implement progress notifications.

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,
    IProgress<int> progress
)

VB.NET

Public Function ExportToPdfAsync(
    fileName As String,
    progress As IProgress(Of Integer)
) As Task

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	The file name (including the full path) for the output PDF file.
progress	IProgress<Int32>	An object used to report the task progress in percentage. Use a Progress<T> class instance to report progress.

Returns

Type	Description
Task	An object that defines 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).

Example: Report Progress of Workbook Operations

The following example asynchronously loads and exports a workbook to PDF. The console window displays the progress of each operation.

C#

using System;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using DevExpress.Spreadsheet;
// ...

static async Task Main(string[] args) {
    using (Workbook workbook = new Workbook())
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Loading a document...");
        await workbook.LoadDocumentAsync("Document.xlsx",
            new Progress<int>((progress) => Console.WriteLine($"{progress}%")));
        Console.WriteLine("Exporting to PDF...");
        await workbook.ExportToPdfAsync("Result.pdf",
            new Progress<int>((progress) => Console.WriteLine($"{progress}%")));
        Console.WriteLine("Done!");
    }
}

VB.NET

Imports System
Imports System.Threading.Tasks
Imports DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Module Example
    Sub Main()
        MainAsync().Wait()
    End Sub
    Async Function MainAsync() As Task
        Using workbook As New Workbook()
            Console.WriteLine("Loading a document...")
            Await workbook.LoadDocumentAsync("Document.xlsx", 
                New Progress(Of Integer)(Sub(progress) Console.WriteLine($"{progress}%")))
            Console.WriteLine("Exporting to PDF...")
            Await workbook.ExportToPdfAsync("Result.pdf", 
                New Progress(Of Integer)(Sub(progress) Console.WriteLine($"{progress}%")))
            Console.WriteLine("Done!")
        End Using
    End Function
End Module

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.