Limit the Number of Pages Generated - Excel to PDF Conversion with JavaScript via C++
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Sometimes, you want to print a range of pages to an output PDF file. Aspose.Cells for JavaScript via C++ has the ability to set a limit on how many pages are generated when converting an Excel spreadsheet to the PDF file format.
Limiting the Number of Pages Generated
The following example shows how to render a range of pages (3 and 4) in a Microsoft Excel file to PDF.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Aspose.Cells PDF Export Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Export Specific Pages to PDF</h1>
<input type="file" id="fileInput" accept=".xls,.xlsx,.csv" />
<button id="runExample">Run Example</button>
<a id="downloadLink" style="display: none;">Download Result</a>
<div id="result"></div>
</body>
<script src="aspose.cells.js.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
const { Workbook, SaveFormat, PdfSaveOptions } = AsposeCells;
AsposeCells.onReady({
license: "/lic/aspose.cells.enc",
fontPath: "/fonts/",
fontList: [
"arial.ttf",
"NotoSansSC-Regular.ttf"
]
}).then(() => {
console.log("Aspose.Cells initialized");
});
document.getElementById('runExample').addEventListener('click', async () => {
const fileInput = document.getElementById('fileInput');
if (!fileInput.files.length) {
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: red;">Please select an Excel file.</p>';
return;
}
const file = fileInput.files[0];
const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
// Open an Excel file
const workbook = new Workbook(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer));
// Instantiate the PdfSaveOption
const options = new PdfSaveOptions();
// Print only Page 3 and Page 4 in the output PDF
// Starting page index (0-based index)
options.pageIndex = 3;
// Number of pages to be printed
options.pageCount = 2;
// Save the PDF file
const outputData = workbook.save(SaveFormat.Pdf, options);
const blob = new Blob([outputData], { type: 'application/pdf' });
const downloadLink = document.getElementById('downloadLink');
downloadLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
downloadLink.download = 'outPDF1.out.pdf';
downloadLink.style.display = 'block';
downloadLink.textContent = 'Download PDF File';
document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<p style="color: green;">PDF generated successfully! Click the download link to get the file.</p>';
});
</script>
</html>
If the spreadsheet contains formulas, it is best to call Workbook.calculateFormula() just before rendering it to PDF. Doing so ensures that formula-dependent values are recalculated, and the correct values are rendered in the output file.