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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.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

Declaration

public Task ExportToPdfAsync(
    string fileName,
    CancellationToken cancellationToken
)

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:

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.
          }
      }
  }
}

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.

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