How to convert Excel to PDF and set custom area in C# and .NET


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using System;
using System.IO;
using SautinSoft;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Set custom area to convert.
            ExcelToPdf x = new ExcelToPdf();
            x.PageStyle.PageSize.Letter();

            // Set PDF as output format.
            x.OutputFormat = SautinSoft.ExcelToPdf.eOutputFormat.Pdf;

            // Let's convert only rectangle from "B6" to "C9" on sheet 1.            
            x.Sheets.PrintArea.Add("B6", "C9", new int[]{1});

            string excelFile = Path.GetFullPath(@"..\..\..\test.xlsx");
            string pdfFile = Path.ChangeExtension(excelFile, ".pdf"); ;

            try
            {
                x.ConvertFile(excelFile, pdfFile);
                System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pdfFile) { UseShellExecute = true });
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                Console.ReadLine();
            }
        }
    }
}

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Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports SautinSoft

Module Sample

    Sub Main()
        ' Set custom area to convert.
        Dim x As New ExcelToPdf()
        x.PageStyle.PageSize.Letter()

        ' Set PDF as output format.
        x.OutputFormat = SautinSoft.ExcelToPdf.eOutputFormat.Pdf

        ' Let's convert only rectangle from "B6" to "C9" on sheet 1.            
        x.Sheets.PrintArea.Add("B6", "C9", New Integer() {1})

        Dim excelFile As String = Path.GetFullPath("..\..\..\test.xlsx")
        Dim pdfFile As String = Path.ChangeExtension(excelFile, ".pdf")

        Try
            x.ConvertFile(excelFile, pdfFile)
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(pdfFile) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Try
    End Sub
End Module

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