Workbook.ExportToPdfAsync(String, CancellationToken) Method

Asynchronously exports the workbook to the specified file path 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.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

C#

public Task ExportToPdfAsync(
    string fileName,
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

VB.NET

Public Function ExportToPdfAsync(
    fileName As String,
    cancellationToken As CancellationToken
) As Task

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A String value which specifies the file name (including the full path) for the created PDF file.
cancellationToken	CancellationToken	A CancellationToken object used to trace the requests to cancel an operation.

Returns

Type	Description
Task	An Task object representing an 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).

The following example shows how to asynchronously convert an XLSX file to PDF format:

C#

private async void ConvertXlsx2PdfWithCancellation()
{
  using (CancellationTokenSource source = new CancellationTokenSource(10000))
  {
    using (Workbook workbook = new Workbook())
      {
          try
          {
              await workbook.LoadDocumentAsync("Document.xlsx", source.Token);
              await workbook.ExportToPdfAsync("Result.pdf", source.Token);
          }
          catch (OperationCanceledException)
          {
              // Your code to handle cancellation.
          }
      }
  }
}

VB.NET

Private Async Sub ConvertXlsx2PdfWithCancellation()
    Using source As CancellationTokenSource = New CancellationTokenSource(10000)

        Using workbook As Workbook = New Workbook()

            Try
                Await workbook.LoadDocumentAsync("Document.xlsx", source.Token)
                Await workbook.ExportToPdfAsync("Result.pdf", source.Token)
            Catch __unusedOperationCanceledException1__ As OperationCanceledException
            ' Your code to handle cancellation.
            End Try
        End Using
    End Using
End Sub

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.