Example code is for an older version of Server, newer code is available.
// Copyright (c) 2021 ActivePDF, Inc.
// ActivePDF Server 2009
// Example generated 03/02/21
using System;
// Make sure to add the ActivePDF product .NET DLL(s) to your application.
// .NET DLL(s) are typically found in the products 'bin' folder.
class Examples
{
public static void Example()
{
string strPath;
int intStartPrinting;
int intWait;
strPath = System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
// Instantiate Object
APServer.Server oSVR = new APServer.Server();
// Path and filename of output
oSVR.OutputDirectory = strPath;
oSVR.NewDocumentName = "Output.pdf";
// Start the print job
intStartPrinting = oSVR.StartPrinting();
if (intStartPrinting != 0)
{
ErrorHandler("StartPrinting", intStartPrinting);
}
// Automate Excel to print a document to activePDF Server
// NOTE: You must add the 'Microsoft Excel <<version number>> Object Library'
// COM object as a reference to your .NET application to access the Excel Object.
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel._Application oXLS = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application();
oXLS.DisplayAlerts = false;
oXLS.Visible = false;
object m = System.Type.Missing;
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel._Workbook oWB = oXLS.Workbooks.Open(strPath + "excel.xls", m, true, m, m, m, true, m, m, false, false, m, false);
oWB.Activate();
oWB.PrintOut(1, 999, 1, false, oSVR.NewPrinterName, false, false);
oWB.Close(0);
oXLS.Quit();
oWB = null;
oXLS = null;
// Wait(seconds) for job to complete
intWait = oSVR.Wait(30);
if (intWait != 0)
{
ErrorHandler("Wait", intWait);
}
// Release Object
oSVR = null;
// Process Complete
WriteResults("Done!");
}
// Error Handling
public static void ErrorHandler(string strMethod, object rtnCode)
{
WriteResults(strMethod + " error: " + rtnCode.ToString());
}
// Write output data
public static void WriteResults(string content)
{
// Choose where to write out results
// Debug output
//System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("ActivePDF: * " + content);
// Console
Console.WriteLine(content);
// Log file
//using (System.IO.TextWriter writer = new System.IO.StreamWriter(System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "application.log", true))
//{
// writer.WriteLine("[" + DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") + "]: => " + content);
//}
}
}