How To: Programatically Add a Mapped Font to a PDF Export

Summary

Instructions provided describe how to take a TrueType font in the map and export it out to a mapped font using the code below.

Procedure

Make certain to specify the font to map. The following code can be used in conjunction with existing code used to export map to .pdf file.

Code:
 'This section maps the TrueType Font to a Mapped Font
    Dim pFME As IFontMapEnvironment
    Set pFME = pExporter 'QI to already exisitng pExporter object
    
    Dim pFMC As IFontMapCollection
    Set pFMC = pFME.FontMapCollection
    
    Dim pFont As IFontMap2
    Set pFont = New FontMap
    
    pFont.Mapping("Arial") = "Courier"
    
    Debug.Print pFont.MappedFont
    
    pFont.SetMapping "Arial", "Courier"
    pFMC.Add pFont
    Debug.Print pFMC.Count

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Software:

ArcMap 8 x
ArcMap 9 x

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Programatically add a mapped font to a PDF export

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