Export - Automation

The Export method is superseded by Export2. Please consider using the more recent version. Export has been retained for backward compatibility.

The Export method exports the document to a specified graphics file. Returns a Boolean. It returns 'True', if the file is exported successfully, otherwise it returns 'False'.

Syntax

object.Export( FileName, SelectionOnly, Options )

Parameter	Type	Required/ Option	Default	Description
FileName	String	Required		This provides the path and file name of the file to be exported.
SelectionOnly	Boolean	Optional	False	This specifies whether to export selected objects, or the entire plot.
Options	String	Optional	""	See Remarks for links to the export options available for specific formats.

Remarks

1. The .PDF format can only be exported with Export2.

2. FileName must include a file extension.

3. The following table shows two common Export Options. These options apply to all filters.

Option

Action

Default

Description

Defaults

0 = No, use previously saved options

1 = Yes, set all options to defaults

Set all options to their default values. Any additional options specified in the option string are applied after the previously saved or default values are set.

ForgetOptions

0 = No, save the options for later use

1 = Yes, don't save options for later use

Don't remember options for later use. If set to 0, any previously saved options are overwritten with any new values specified in the option string.

4. See the following links for more details on Options.

Extension	File Descriptions	Export Option Links
.BMP	Windows Bitmap Image	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.BLN	Golden Software Blanking	Golden Software Blanking Export Automation Options
.BNA	Atlas Boundary	Atlas Boundary .BNA Export Automation Options
.DXF	AutoCAD Drawing	AutoCAD DXF Export Automation Options
.EMF	Windows Enhanced Metafile	Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF) Export Automation Options
.EPS	Encapsulated Post Script	Encapsulated PostScript .EPS Export Automation Options
.GIF	Graphics Interchange Format Image	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.GSB	Golden Software Boundary	Golden Software Boundary Export Automation Options
.GSI	Golden Software Interchange	Golden Software Interchange .GSI Export Automation Options
.JPG, .JPEG	JPEG Compressed Bitmap	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.KML	KML Google Earth	Google Earth KML Export Automation Options
.KMZ	KMZ Google Earth	Google Earth KMZ Export Automation Options
.MIF	MapInfo Interchange Format	MapInfo Interchange Format (MIF) Export Automation Options
.PNG	Portable Network Graphics Image	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.PNM, .PPM, .PGM	Portable Any Map Image	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.RGB, .RGBA, .BW	Silicon Graphics Image	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.SHP	Esri Shapefile	Esri Shapefile Export Automation Options
.RAS, .SUN	Sun Raster Image	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.TGA	TrueVision Targa Image	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.TIF, .TIFF	Tagged Image Format	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options
.WMF	Windows Metafile	Windows Metafile .WMF Export Automation Options
.X, .XIMG	AVS X-Image .X .XIMG	Image (Bitmap) Export Automation Options

Example 1

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

Plot.Export(FileName:= SurferApp.Path+"\Samples\demogrid.tif", SelectionOnly:=False , Options:="Width=717, Height=949")

Example 2

This script displays all the methods and properties in the PlotDocument object.

Used by: PlotDocument object