Converting Word to PDF via ActiveX

[Shobana]

Hi,

I'm trying to convert a MS Word-2007 document into PDF file. I have a plugin installed in MS Word 2007 which converts the Word document into PDF.

I'm working in LV2009. I have used the SaveAs option in the ActiveX control (Pl Refer to the attachment). I'm getting the following error :Type mismatch. in WordActiveX.vi error code:-2147352571.

Does anybody have a solution for this error?

[K C]

Hi Shobana,

I don't know what plug-in you are using but I think the save-as command will not work for this plug-in.

Maybe you can create a macro (in Word) that converts the Word document to a pdf and call this macro from your VI

Kees

[Coq_Rouge]

Then you create a PDF. You will normally use a PDF printer driver. That print the document to a file. So I would investigate different print options.

[Ancle]

There are examples and manual. Wish this can help you.

PS. Because it just can upload less than 5MB, so I will post twice

[Ancle]

There is a manual.

[K C]

Hi,

Looks nice   to bad I can not read French.

Can you tell on what page the examples are ?

[Ancle]

Here you are.

http://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-10952

[Shobana]

Thankyou all for the ideas..

I too have figured out a different solution.

The plugin which i mentioned about is "Microsoft Save as PDF" offered by Microsoft Corporation. You would find it here--

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041&displa...

Once this convertor is added to MS Office, the ActiveX will support the functionality too. You must specify the required file format's value in the SaveAs method. A list of all supported formats and their values can be found in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb238158%28office.12%29.aspx

Pl find the attached vi..

[Ancle]

It works fine for me.

[Shobana]

I used pdf995 print driver but it gives prompts while converting the doc. And i couldnt supress all the prompts! So i had to skip that option..