A UNO dispatch command that shows the dialog for exporting the document to the specified PDF file
Topics
About: UNO (Universal Network Objects)
About: LibreOffice
About: Apache OpenOffice
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Starting Context
- The reader has knowledge of what 'UNO dispatch command' is and how to call one (if the URL and the arguments of the command are clear).
Target Context
- The reader will know the specifications of the UNO dispatch command.
Orientation
There are some articles that explain how to execute any UNO dispatch commands and get the whole available information from the execution, in Java, in C++, in C#, in Python, and in LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice Basic.
There are the list for the application foundations, the list for Writer, and the list for Calc of the UNO dispatch commands listed so far in this series.
Main Body
1: The Specifications
URL: .uno:ExportToPDF
Description: This command shows the dialog for exporting the document to the specified PDF file.
Arguments (the types are UNO datum types):
| Name | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| URL | string | the URL of the file for the document to be exported to |
| FilterName | string | the filter name: 'writer_pdf_Export' -> from Writer to PDF, 'calc_pdf_Export' from Calc to PDF, 'impress_pdf_Export' from Impress to PDF, 'draw_pdf_Export' -> from Draw to PDF |
The related information (the value of com.sun.star.frame.FeatureStateEvent.State) (the types are UNO datum types):
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| N/A | void |
| N/A | void (this 2nd piece appears only if the export has not been canceled) |
The result information (the value of com.sun.star.frame.DispatchResultEvent.Result) (the type is a UNO datum type):
| If | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| the export has not been canceled | boolean | 'true' |
| otherwise | N/A | void |
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