Example code is for an older version of Server, newer code is available.
' Copyright (c) 2019 ActivePDF, Inc.
' ActivePDF Server 2013
' Example generated 06/17/19
Imports 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.
Public Class Examples
Sub Example()
Dim strPath As String, results As ServerDK.Results.ServerResult
strPath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory
' Instantiate Object
Dim oSVR As APServer.Server = New APServer.Server()
' Path and filename of output
oSVR.OutputDirectory = strPath
oSVR.NewDocumentName = "Output.pdf"
' Start the print job
results = oSVR.BeginPrintToPDF()
If results.ServerStatus <> ServerDK.Results.ServerStatus.Success Then
ErrorHandler("BeginPrintToPDF", results, results.ServerStatus.ToString())
End If
' Automate PowerPoint to print a document to activePDF Server
' NOTE: You must add the 'Microsoft PowerPoint <<version number>> Object Library'
' COM object as a reference to your .NET application to access the PowerPoint Object.
Dim oPPT As Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint._Application = New Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.Application()
Dim oPRES As Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.Presentation = oPPT.Presentations.Open(strPath & "PPT.ppt", -1, 0, 0)
Dim objOptions As Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PrintOptions = oPRES.PrintOptions
objOptions.ActivePrinter = oSVR.NewPrinterName
objOptions.PrintInBackground = 0
oPRES.PrintOut(1, 9999, "", 1, 0)
oPRES.Saved = 1
oPRES.Close()
oPPT.Quit()
objOptions = Nothing
oPRES = Nothing
oPPT = Nothing
' Wait(seconds) for job to complete
results = oSVR.EndPrintToPDF(30)
If results.ServerStatus <> ServerDK.Results.ServerStatus.Success Then
ErrorHandler("EndPrintToPDF", results, results.ServerStatus.ToString())
End If
' Release Object
oSVR = Nothing
' Process Complete
WriteResults("Done!")
End Sub
' Error Handling
Sub ErrorHandler(ByVal strMethod As String, ByVal results As ADK.Results.Result, ByVal errorStatus As String)
WriteResults("Error with " + strMethod)
WriteResults(errorStatus)
WriteResults(results.Details)
If results.Origin.Function <> strMethod Then
WriteResults(results.Origin.Class + "." + results.Origin.Function)
End If
If Not results.ResultException Is Nothing Then
' To view the stack trace on an exception uncomment the line below
'WriteResults(results.ResultException.StackTrace)
End If
Environment.Exit(1)
End Sub
' Write output data
Sub WriteResults(content As String)
' Choose where to write out results
' Debug output
'System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("ActivePDF: * " + content)
' Console
Console.WriteLine(content)
' Log file
'Using tw = New System.IO.StreamWriter(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory & "application.log", True)
' tw.WriteLine("[" + DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") + "]: => " + content)
'End Using
End Sub
End Class
