Export to hybrid PDF format

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Description

A hybrid PDF is a file which can be read like any other PDF, but which contains a source document in PDF format, allowing you to modify it using LibreOffice. It can be created with the menu command File ▸ Export as ▸ Export as PDF.

The following macro shows how to do this in LibreOffice Basic. The array propFich in this example specifies the filter to use (calc_pdf_Export) and the selected options. The filterProps array specifies the text to be exported and contains a switch IsAddStream to determine whether the export is to take place.

Code

In LibreOffice Basic:

Option Explicit

Sub ExportPDFinHybridFormat
    '''Export current active Calc sheet to a hybrid PDF'''

    Dim filterData(1) As New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
    Dim filterProps(1) As New com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
    Dim fileAddress As String

    'create prop-vals in filterData, which will be fed into filterProps
    filterData(0).Name = "Selection"
    filterData(0).Value = ThisComponent.CurrentController.ActiveSheet
    filterData(1).Name = "IsAddStream"
    filterData(1).Value = True

    'create prop-vals in filterProps, which will be fed in the export function storeToURL
    filterProps(0).Name = "FilterName"
    filterProps(0).Value = "calc_pdf_Export"
    filterProps(1).Name = "FilterData"
    filterProps(1).Value = filterData()

    fileAddress = convertToURL("/home/<user>/Documents/test.pdf")
    ThisComponent.storeToURL(fileAddress, filterProps())

End Sub ' ExportPDFinHybridFormat

ODS file to test macro

Download example ODS file with this macro included

Notes

Read more about hybrid PDF at this FAQ Writer page).
Check out Apache OpenOffice PDF export tutorial.