Export Method

The Export method exports the document to a specified graphics file. Returns a Boolean.

Syntax

object.Export( file, selected, options, showProgress )

 

Parameter Type Description
file String required, path and complete file name including extension
selected Variant optional, export selected objects only, default = false
options Variant optional, default = ""
showProgress Boolean optional, false means do not display export progress bar

 

Remarks

Include the file extension in the file parameter to indicate the file type. See the following links for more details on options.

Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format [.PDF] Vector Export Automation Options

Atlas Boundary [.BNA] Export Options

AutoCAD [.DXF] Export Options

Bitmap Export Options

Esri Shapefile [.SHP] Export Options

Golden Software Blanking [.BLN] Export Options

Golden Software Interchange [.GSI] Export Options

MapInfo Interchange Format [.MIF] Export Options

 

Note that some formats have internal data types that cannot be specified with Export. See Export2.

Example

This example demonstrates how to export a document as a TIFF using bitmap export options.

Set Plot = GrapherApp.Documents.Open(GrapherApp.Path+\Samples\sample1.grf)

Plot.Export(GrapherApp.Path+\Samples\sample1.tif, ,Width=1027, Height=558)

 

Used by: Document object