How to save an Excel sheet as PDF through MATLAB?

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I am using the following code:
hExcel = actxserver('Excel.Application');
hWorkbook = hExcel.Workbooks.Open(sprintf('%s','C:\test.xlsx'));
hWorksheet = hWorkbook.Sheets.Item(1);
hRange = hWorksheet.Range('A1:O10');
hRange.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','test_out.pdf');
The Excel ActiveX server allows me to do the usual stuff, but the last line doesn't do anything. Neither does it throw any error.
Does anyone know how to do this?
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Praveen
Praveen on 28 Dec 2016
hRange.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','test_out.pdf'); In this code give the path name, it works.. For example 'C:\test_out.pdf' instead of test

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Accepted Answer

Cel Kulasekaran
Cel Kulasekaran on 13 Jan 2015
Edited: Cel Kulasekaran on 13 Jan 2015
First, set the print area within the workbook itself, then you'll need to call ExportAsFixedFormat on the worksheet or workbook object. You cannot call it on the range object. Hope this helps, see below:
hExcel = actxserver('Excel.Application');
hWorkbook = hExcel.Workbooks.Open(sprintf('%s','C:\test.xlsx'));
hWorksheet = hWorkbook.Sheets.Item(1);
% print this sheet to PDF
hWorksheet.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','C:\test_out.pdf');
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Garrett Cassidy
Garrett Cassidy on 27 Jan 2021
Is there a way to make it save 'Entire workbook'? When I manualy save as PDF I can click 'Options' then save 'Entire workbook' this saves each sheet as a page in the PDF.
Garrett Cassidy
Garrett Cassidy on 27 Jan 2021
Answer my own question:
hExcel = actxserver('Excel.Application');
hWorkbook = hExcel.Workbooks.Open(sprintf('%s','C:\test'));
% Pring the workbook
hWorkbook.ExportAsFixedFormat('xlTypePDF','C:\test_out.pdf');

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Intissar El Bouanani
Intissar El Bouanani on 10 Aug 2023
it is possible to print the selected field in one page

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