How to save an Excel sheet as PDF through MATLAB?

I am using the following code:

hExcel = actxserver('Excel.Application');
hWorkbook = hExcel.Workbooks.Open(sprintf('%s','C:\test.xlsx'));
hWorksheet = hWorkbook.Sheets.Item(1);
hRange = hWorksheet.Range('A1:O10');
hRange.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','test_out.pdf');

The Excel ActiveX server allows me to do the usual stuff, but the last line doesn't do anything. Neither does it throw any error.

Does anyone know how to do this?

[Praveen]

hRange.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','test_out.pdf'); In this code give the path name, it works.. For example 'C:\test_out.pdf' instead of test

Answer 1

[Cel Kulasekaran]

First, set the print area within the workbook itself, then you'll need to call ExportAsFixedFormat on the worksheet or workbook object. You cannot call it on the range object. Hope this helps, see below:

hExcel = actxserver('Excel.Application');
hWorkbook = hExcel.Workbooks.Open(sprintf('%s','C:\test.xlsx'));
hWorksheet = hWorkbook.Sheets.Item(1);

% print this sheet to PDF
hWorksheet.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','C:\test_out.pdf');

[Calabrese]

is there a way to do this in order to fit all columns?

[Maxime Boucher]

Dear Cel, I want to edit a pdf composed of several pages from the same Excel document. Do you know if it's possible to use something like that ?

hWorksheet = hWorkbook.Sheets.Item({1,2,3,4,5});

I can't find a combination that works... Thanking you in advance for your help

Best regards,

Maxime

[Domenico Calzona]

Hi Maxime,

I solved the issue calling the ExportAsFixedFormat function directly on the Workbooks so:

hExcel = actxserver('Excel.Application');
hWorkbook = hExcel.Workbooks.Open(sprintf('%s','C:\test.xlsx'));
% print this sheet to PDF
hWorkbook.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','C:\test_out.pdf');

best regards,

Domenico

[Garrett Cassidy]

Is there a way to make it save 'Entire workbook'? When I manualy save as PDF I can click 'Options' then save 'Entire workbook' this saves each sheet as a page in the PDF.

[Garrett Cassidy]

Answer my own question:

hExcel = actxserver('Excel.Application');
hWorkbook = hExcel.Workbooks.Open(sprintf('%s','C:\test'));
% Pring the workbook
hWorkbook.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','C:\test_out.pdf');

Answer 2

[Intissar El Bouanani]

it is possible to print the selected field in one page