M-Files API 23.11.13135.0
ConvertToPDF Method
VaultObjectFileOperations Object : ConvertToPDF Method

Object version for the object that contains the file to be converted.

The ID for the file to be converted.
If true, the converted PDF will be stored as a separate file instead of overwriting the original one. Otherwise the file original file will be replaced with a similarly named file with the .pdf extension.
If true, the conversion will overwrite any file that has the same name as the target file.
If true, the converted file will be in PDF/A1-b format.
If true, an error is thrown when trying to convert an unsupported file format. Otherwise the conversion is silently skipped.
Description
Converts the specified object file to PDF format.
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Function ConvertToPDF( _
   ByVal ObjVer As ObjVer, _
   ByVal FileID As Long, _
   Optional ByVal StoreAsSeparateFile As Boolean = False, _
   Optional ByVal OverwriteExistingFile As Boolean = False, _
   Optional ByVal PDFA1b As Boolean = False, _
   Optional ByVal FailOnUnsupportedSourceFiles As Boolean = True _
) As ObjectVersion
Parameters
ObjVer

Object version for the object that contains the file to be converted.

FileID
The ID for the file to be converted.
StoreAsSeparateFile
If true, the converted PDF will be stored as a separate file instead of overwriting the original one. Otherwise the file original file will be replaced with a similarly named file with the .pdf extension.
OverwriteExistingFile
If true, the conversion will overwrite any file that has the same name as the target file.
PDFA1b
If true, the converted file will be in PDF/A1-b format.
FailOnUnsupportedSourceFiles
If true, an error is thrown when trying to convert an unsupported file format. Otherwise the conversion is silently skipped.
Remarks
This method is available only if M-Files API is used in the server interface mode.
See Also

VaultObjectFileOperations Object  | VaultObjectFileOperations Members