If you must use a form:
' Add Khmer header ws.PageSetup.LeftHeader = "សួស្តី! (Hello)" ' May not display – use cell reference ' Better: use a cell for header and print that row on each page
' Export range to PDF rng.ExportAsFixedFormat Type:=xlTypePDF, _ Filename:=pdfPath, _ Quality:=xlQualityStandard, _ IncludeDocProperties:=True, _ IgnorePrintAreas:=False, _ OpenAfterPublish:=True vba code excel khmer pdf
' Export ws.ExportAsFixedFormat Type:=xlTypePDF, _ Filename:=ThisWorkbook.Path & "\Khmer_Report.pdf", _ Quality:=xlQualityStandard, _ OpenAfterPublish:=True End Sub | Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | VBA editor corrupts Khmer | Store Khmer text in Excel cells or external UTF-8 files | | PDF shows boxes (tofu) | Set cell font to a Khmer font before export | | Sorting/filtering Khmer | Use Excel's built-in sorting (Unicode-aware) | | Message box shows "?" | Avoid MsgBox for Khmer – write to a cell or debug.print (immediate window may also fail) | | ADODB.Stream not available | Reference "Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects" in VBA (Tools → References) | 7. Complete Example: Automated Khmer Invoice PDF Sub CreateKhmerInvoicePDF() Dim ws As Worksheet Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Invoice") ' Populate Khmer data (assume values in cells) ws.Range("B2").Value = "ឈ្មោះអតិថិជន" ' Customer Name ws.Range("C2").Value = "សុខ ច័ន្ទ" ' Sok Chan
' Auto-fit columns ws.Columns("A:C").AutoFit If you must use a form: ' Add Khmer header ws
' Print titles ws.PageSetup.PrintTitleRows = "$1:$3" ' First 3 rows repeat
ws.Range("B5").Value = "បរិយាយ" ' Description ws.Range("C5").Value = "សេវាកម្មប្រឹក្សា" ' Consulting service ' Better: read from a text file or another cell
' Apply Khmer font to entire sheet ws.Cells.Font.Name = "Khmer OS"
MsgBox "PDF created successfully at: " & pdfPath End Sub Sub WriteKhmerText() ' VBA supports Unicode if you paste the text directly from a Unicode source ' But avoid typing Khmer inside VBA editor – it may break. ' Better: read from a text file or another cell. Dim khmerString As String ' Instead of direct assignment, copy from a cell: khmerString = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("Z1").Value