Cannot export IActiveView to PDF, invalid pixel bound value(s)

Question

I understand that you have to re-orient the XY/min/max to fit a tagRECT but I'm still getting an "Invalid pixel bound value(s)" error. I have also tried setting Ymin/Ymax = bottom/top but I get the same error.

IMxDocument mxdoc = ArcMap.Application.Document as IMxDocument;
IActiveView actView = mxdoc.ActiveView;

IExport exporter = new ExportPDFClass();
exporter.ExportFileName = @"U:\FILEPATH\topoexport.pdf";
exporter.Resolution = 300;

IEnvelope pixBounds = new EnvelopeClass();
int hdc = exporter.StartExporting();
pixBounds.XMin = actView.ExportFrame.left;
pixBounds.XMax = actView.ExportFrame.right;
pixBounds.YMin = actView.ExportFrame.top;
pixBounds.YMax = actView.ExportFrame.bottom;
exporter.PixelBounds = pixBounds;
tagRECT rectangle = actView.ExportFrame;

actView.Output(hdc, (int)exporter.Resolution, ref rectangle, null, null);
exporter.FinishExporting();
exporter.Cleanup();

Answer 1

You need to move

int hdc = exporter.StartExporting();

to AFTER you have set up the frame to be exported.

int hdc = exporter.StartExporting();
actView.Output(hdc, (int)exporter.Resolution, ref rectangle, null, null);
exporter.FinishExporting();