Hi

I'd like to create a pdf document with vba, but I don't own the adobe
acrobat writer (it's too expensive). Is it possible to do it with a third
party writer which costs at maximum $100? If yes, can you please provide an
example?

Tom

Hello Tom
You could easily do this with CutePdf which is freeware.
http://www.cutepdf.com/
Also it would amount to a very basic vba routine since you would only have
to specify the CutePdf printer before launching a printout command!

HTH
Cordially
Pascal

I use PDF995, which sets itself up as a printer. To create a PDF
document, all you do is print to the PDF995 "printer".
http://www.pdf995.com/

For what its worth, the next version of Excel, due out at the end
of the year, will have PDF support built right in to Excel.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"Tom" wrote in message
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Hi

I'd like to create a pdf document with vba, but I don't own the
adobe acrobat writer (it's too expensive). Is it possible to do
it with a third party writer which costs at maximum $100? If
yes, can you please provide an example?

Tom

thx, that sounds great!


"Chip Pearson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I use PDF995, which sets itself up as a printer. To create a PDF document,
all you do is print to the PDF995 "printer". http://www.pdf995.com/

For what its worth, the next version of Excel, due out at the end of the
year, will have PDF support built right in to Excel.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"Tom" wrote in message
...
Hi

I'd like to create a pdf document with vba, but I don't own the adobe
acrobat writer (it's too expensive). Is it possible to do it with a third
party writer which costs at maximum $100? If yes, can you please provide
an example?

Tom

Chip

I downloaded the PDF995-writer and created the folowing macro:

Sub Print_PDF()
ActiveSheet.PrintOut _
ActivePrinter:="PDF995 on Ne03:", _
PrintToFile:=True, _
PrToFilename:="C:\Temp\Test.pdf"
End Sub

The pdf file was created but I'm not able to open it with the Adobe Acrobat
Reader. The error message 'unknown format' appears. Any ideas?

Tom





"Chip Pearson" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
I use PDF995, which sets itself up as a printer. To create a PDF document,
all you do is print to the PDF995 "printer". http://www.pdf995.com/

For what its worth, the next version of Excel, due out at the end of the
year, will have PDF support built right in to Excel.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"Tom" wrote in message
...
Hi

I'd like to create a pdf document with vba, but I don't own the adobe
acrobat writer (it's too expensive). Is it possible to do it with a third
party writer which costs at maximum $100? If yes, can you please provide
an example?

Tom