Document.ExportAsFixedFormat method (Visio)
Exports a Microsoft Visio document as a file in a fixed format, either PDF or XPS.
Syntax
expression.ExportAsFixedFormat (FixedFormat, OutputFileName, Intent, PrintRange, FromPage, ToPage, ColorAsBlack, IncludeBackground, IncludeDocumentProperties, IncludeStructureTags, UseISO19005_1, FixedFormatExtClass)
expression An expression that returns a Document object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FixedFormat | Required | VisFixedFormatTypes | The format type in which to export the document. See Remarks for possible values. |
| OutputFileName | Optional | String | The name and path of the file to which to output, enclosed in quotation marks. |
| Intent | Required | VisDocExIntent | The output quality. See Remarks for possible values. |
| PrintRange | Required | VisPrintOutRange | The range of document pages to be exported. See Remarks for possible values. |
| FromPage | Optional | Long | If PrintRange is visPrintFromTo, the first page in the range to be exported. The default is 1, which indicates the first page of the drawing. |
| ToPage | Optional | Long | If PrintRange is visPrintFromTo, the last page in the range to be exported. The default is -1, which indicates the last page of the drawing. |
| ColorAsBlack | Optional | Boolean | True to render all colors as black to ensure that all shapes are visible in the exported drawing. False to render colors normally. The default is False. |
| IncludeBackground | Optional | Boolean | Whether to include background pages in the exported file. The default is True. |
| IncludeDocumentProperties | Optional | Boolean | Whether to include document properties in the exported file. The default is True. |
| IncludeStructureTags | Optional | Boolean | Whether to include document structure tags to improve document accessibility. The default is True. |
| UseISO19005_1 | Optional | Boolean | Whether the resulting document is compliant with ISO 19005-1 (PDF/A). The default is False. |
| FixedFormatExtClass | Optional | [UNKNOWN] | A pointer to a class that implements the IMsoDocExporter interface for purposes of creating custom fixed output. The default is a null pointer. |
Return value
Nothing
Remarks
The ExportAsFixedFormat method creates a file that contains a static view of the Visio document.
Possible values for the FixedFormat parameter are shown in the following table and declared in VisFixedFormatTypes in the Visio type library.
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| visFixedFormatPDF | 1 | PDF fixed format |
| visFixedFormatXPS | 2 | XPS fixed format |
Possible values for the Intent parameter are shown in the following table and declared in VisDocExIntent in the Visio type library.
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| visDocExIntentPrint | 1 | Intended to be published online and printed |
| visDocExIntentScreen | 0 | Intended to be published only online |
Possible values for the PrintRange parameter are shown in the following table and declared in VisPrintOutRange in the Visio type library.
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| visPrintAll | 0 | Prints all foreground pages. |
| visPrintCurrentPage | 2 | Prints the active page. |
| visPrintCurrentView | 4 | Prints the current view area. |
| visPrintFromTo | 1 | Prints pages between the FromPage value and the ToPage value. |
| visPrintSelection | 3 | Prints a selection. |
Example
The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to use the ExportAsFixedFormat method to export the active Visio document to the root of the C drive in PDF format.
Public Sub ExportAsFixedFormat_Example()
ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat visFixedFormatPDF, "C:\ExportedVisioDocument .pdf", visDocExIntentPrint, visPrintAll
End Sub
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