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    ConvertWordDocument

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    Mar 29, 2022
    novaPDF 11.x
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    The ConvertWordDocument converts a Word document to PDF. Internet and internal document links can be converted to PDF hyperlinks. Word Headings and WOrd bookmarks can be converted to PDF bookmarks.
    HRESULT ConvertWordDocument(
    [in, string] LPCWSTR p_wsDocName,
    [in] BOOL p_bConvertHeadings,
    [in] BOOL p_bConvertBookmarks,
    [in] BOOL p_bConvertCrossReferenceLinks,
    [in] BOOL p_bConvertCrossDocumentLinks,
    [in] BOOL p_bConvertInternetLinks,
    [in] BOOL p_bConvertLinksInHeaderFooter,
    [in] BOOL p_bUseRelativePaths,
    [in] BOOL p_bChangeFileExtensionToPDF,
    [in] BOOL p_bOpenFileInNewTab,
    [in] BOOL p_bConvertFootEndNotesLinks,
    [in] BOOL p_bPrintComments,
    [in] UINT p_nStyleCount,
    [in, string] LPCWSTR p_pwsStyleView,
    [in] BOOL p_bWaitPDF
);

    Parameters:

    p_wsDocName
    [in] Word document name with full path

p_bConvertHeadings
    [in] flag, if set to 1 Word Headings will be added as PDF bookmarks

p_bConvertBookmarks
    [in] flag, if set to 1 Word bookmarks will be added as PDF bookmarks

p_bConvertCrossReferenceLinks
    [in] flag, if set to 1 cross reference links (links inside the document) will be converted to PDF hyperlinks

p_bConvertCrossDocumentLinks
    [in] flag, if set to 1 cross document links (links to other documents) will be converted to PDF hyperlinks

p_bConvertInternetLinks
    [in] flag, if set to 1 Internet links will be converted to PDF hyperlinks

p_bConvertLinksInHeaderFooter
    [in] flag, if set to 1 links from header and footer will be converted to PDF hyperlinks

p_bUseRelativePaths
    [in] flag, for cross document links, use relative paths for files

p_bChangeFileExtensionToPDF
    [in] flag, for cross document links, change file extension to.pdf

p_bOpenFileInNewTab
    [in] flag, for pdf documents links, open them in a new tab in Adobe Reader

p_bConvertFootEndNotesLinks
    [in] flag, if set to 1 footnote and endnote links will be converted to PDF hyperlinks

p_bPrintComments
    [in] flag, if set to 1 Word comments will be printed with the documents

p_nStyleCount
    [in] count of styles in p_pwsStyleView parameter

p_pwsStyleView
    [in] string with a list of Word headings to be converted as bookmarks; Headings are separated by ";" and for each heading there are specified heading name, heading level and heading type (for now use 0 as Standard type). Sample : "Heading 1|1|0;Heading 2|2|0"

p_bWaitPDF
    [in] flag, if set function returns after pdf is saved and all actions executed

    Return values:

    S_OK on success or COM error code
    NV_NOT_INITIALIZED - Initialize was not called
    NV_OPENFILE_ERROR - failed to open the document
    NV_FILEPROCESS_ERROR - failed to read document information