Automatic naming of PDFs from Excel 2003 VBA?

Is it possible to automate the naming of a series of PDFs using file names storde on an Excel workbook using VBA?
Thanks,
Tom

Sure.
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Is there anything published that will give me an idea of how much time I will need to migrate my applications?

I'd ask them over here.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-customize-customexcel?sort=lastreplydate&dir=desc&tab=Threads&status=&mod=&modAge=&advFil=&postedAfter=&postedBefore=&threadType=All&tm=1390439934655
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Text getting cut off when printing to PDF from Excel

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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:20:28 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Text getting cut off when printing to PDF from Excel
Hello,
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Upload data from excel with vba by calling a function module

Hello all,
i have a problem with the function module "ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE". I will call this function module with vba to load data from excel to sap with a Buttonclick. I have copied this function module and set it remotable. But i can´t call it from excel.
Can you give me some tips how can i
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The problem seems the function: call method cl_gui_frontend_services=>clipboard_import in the function module, because when i comment this function call the vba-call is true but no results.
How can I call the function module correct with vba?
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HI
Uploading data directly from Excel file format
* Upload data direct from excel.xls file to SAP
REPORT ZEXCELUPLOAD.
PARAMETERS: filename LIKE rlgrap-filename MEMORY ID M01,
            begcol TYPE i DEFAULT 1 NO-DISPLAY,
            begrow TYPE i DEFAULT 1 NO-DISPLAY,
            endcol TYPE i DEFAULT 100 NO-DISPLAY,
            endrow TYPE i DEFAULT 32000 NO-DISPLAY.
* Tick don't append header
PARAMETERS: kzheader AS CHECKBOX.
DATA: BEGIN OF intern OCCURS 0.
        INCLUDE STRUCTURE alsmex_tabline.
DATA: END OF intern.
DATA: BEGIN OF intern1 OCCURS 0.
        INCLUDE STRUCTURE alsmex_tabline.
DATA: END OF intern1.
DATA: BEGIN OF t_col OCCURS 0,
       col LIKE alsmex_tabline-col,
       size TYPE i.
DATA: END OF t_col.
DATA: zwlen TYPE i,
      zwlines TYPE i.
DATA: BEGIN OF fieldnames OCCURS 3,
        title(60),
        table(6),
        field(10),
        kz(1),
      END OF fieldnames.
* No of columns
DATA: BEGIN OF data_tab OCCURS 0,
       value_0001(50),
       value_0002(50),
       value_0003(50),
       value_0004(50),
       value_0005(50),
       value_0006(50),
       value_0007(50),
       value_0008(50),
       value_0009(50),
       value_0010(50),
       value_0011(50),
       value_0012(50),
       value_0013(50),
       value_0014(50),
       value_0015(50),
       value_0016(50),
       value_0017(50),
       value_0018(50),
       value_0019(50),
       value_0020(50),
       value_0021(50),
       value_0022(50),
       value_0023(50),
       value_0024(50),
       value_0025(50),
       value_0026(50),
       value_0027(50),
       value_0028(50),
       value_0029(50),
       value_0030(50),
       value_0031(50),
       value_0032(50),
       value_0033(50),
       value_0034(50),
       value_0035(50),
       value_0036(50),
       value_0037(50),
       value_0038(50),
       value_0039(50),
       value_0040(50),
       value_0041(50),
       value_0042(50),
       value_0043(50),
       value_0044(50),
       value_0045(50),
       value_0046(50),
       value_0047(50),
       value_0048(50),
       value_0049(50),
       value_0050(50),
       value_0051(50),
       value_0052(50),
       value_0053(50),
       value_0054(50),
       value_0055(50),
       value_0056(50),
       value_0057(50),
       value_0058(50),
       value_0059(50),
       value_0060(50),
       value_0061(50),
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       value_0063(50),
       value_0064(50),
       value_0065(50),
       value_0066(50),
       value_0067(50),
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       value_0069(50),
       value_0070(50),
       value_0071(50),
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       value_0074(50),
       value_0075(50),
       value_0076(50),
       value_0077(50),
       value_0078(50),
       value_0079(50),
       value_0080(50),
       value_0081(50),
       value_0082(50),
       value_0083(50),
       value_0084(50),
       value_0085(50),
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       value_0095(50),
       value_0096(50),
       value_0097(50),
       value_0098(50),
       value_0099(50),
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DATA: END OF data_tab.
DATA: tind(4) TYPE n.
DATA: zwfeld(19).
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs1>.
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CALL FUNCTION 'KD_GET_FILENAME_ON_F4'
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            mask      = '*.xls'
            static    = 'X'
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            file_name = filename.
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CALL FUNCTION 'ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE'
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            i_begin_col             = begcol
            i_begin_row             = begrow
            i_end_col               = endcol
            i_end_row               = endrow
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            intern                  = intern
       EXCEPTIONS
            inconsistent_parameters = 1
            upload_ole              = 2
            OTHERS                  = 3.
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    intern1 = intern.
    CLEAR intern1-row.
    APPEND intern1.
ENDLOOP.
SORT intern1 BY col.
LOOP AT intern1.
    AT NEW col.
      t_col-col = intern1-col.
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        EXIT.
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ELSE.
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LOOP AT intern.
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<b>Excel Upload Alternative - KCD_EXCEL_OLE_TO_INT_CONVERT</b>
*Title : Excel Uploading
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         col1(25) TYPE c,
         col2(30) TYPE c,
         col3(30) TYPE c,
         col4(30) TYPE c,
         col5(30) TYPE c,
         col6(30) TYPE c,
         col7(30) TYPE c,
         col8(30) TYPE c,
         col9(30) TYPE c,
         col10(30) TYPE c,
         col11(30)    TYPE c,
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DATA: it_datatab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF t_datatab INITIAL SIZE 0,
      wa_datatab TYPE t_datatab.
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DATA : gd_scol   TYPE i VALUE '1',
       gd_srow   TYPE i VALUE '1',
       gd_ecol   TYPE i VALUE '256',
       gd_erow   TYPE i VALUE '65536'.
DATA: it_tab TYPE filetable,
      gd_subrc TYPE i.
field-symbols : <fs>.
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Does anyone know if it's possible to create a PDF from a selection of Excel cells without a margin appearing on the PDF file? Even if I set the print margins (print to Adobe PDF) to zero, Acrobat still puts in margins in the PDF. The background of the Excel file is black (as specified by my manager), and he wants black all the way to the edges of the PDF page.
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