Application.DocumentExport Method (Project)
Exports the active project as a document in PDF or XPS format.
Version Information
Version Added: Project 2010
Syntax
expression .DocumentExport(FileName, FileType, FromDate, ToDate, IncludeDocumentProperties, IncludeDocumentMarkup, ArchiveFormat)
expression An expression that returns an Application object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
FileName |
Optional |
String |
Specifies the file name of the exported document. The default value is the name of the active project as a PDF file. |
FileType |
Optional |
Specifies whether to export the project as a PDF or an XPS document. The default value is pjPDF (0). |
|
FromDate |
Optional |
Variant |
The start date of the range of dates to publish. The default value is the project start date. |
ToDate |
Optional |
Variant |
The end date of the range of dates to publish. The default value is the project end date. |
IncludeDocumentProperties |
Optional |
Variant |
If True or 1, the last page of the exported document includes some document properties. The default value is True. |
IncludeDocumentMarkup |
Optional |
Variant |
If True or 1, the last page of the exported document includes a legend of the symbols shown in the view. The default is True. |
ArchiveFormat |
Optional |
Variant |
If True or 1, exports a PDF document in the ISO 19500-1 compliant (PDF/A) format. The default value is False. |
Return Value
Boolean
Remarks
Running the DocumentExport method without any parameters brings up the Browse dialog box and the name of the active project as a PDF file. If the user cancels the Browse or the subsequent Document Export Options dialog box, DocumentExport returns False.
To export a custom format PDF or XPS document, where you can use a pointer to a class in an add-in, see ExportAsFixedFormat.
Example
If the active project shows a Network Diagram view, the following example creates an XPS document named TestProject.xps. When you open the file in the XPS Viewer application, the last page includes document properties and a legend that shows the PERT chart symbols.
DocumentExport FileName:="TestProject.xps", FileType:=pjXPS