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/DynaPDF/Create PDF and modify XMP
Function:
Required plugins for this example: MBS DynaPDF Plugin, MBS XMP Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /DynaPDF/Create PDF and modify XMP
This example is the version from Tue, 2nd Mar 2015.
Function:
Required plugins for this example: MBS DynaPDF Plugin, MBS XMP Plugin
You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /DynaPDF/Create PDF and modify XMP
This example is the version from Tue, 2nd Mar 2015.
Project "Create PDF and modify XMP.xojo_binary_project"
FileTypes
Filetype text
End FileTypes
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = ""
MenuItem FileMenu = "&File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "Quit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cu&t"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "Clear"
End MenuBar
Class App Inherits Application
EventHandler Sub Open()
dim pdf as new MyDynapdfMBS
dim d as new date
dim f as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Create PDF.pdf")
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Starter" // For this example you can use a Starter, Lite, Pro or Enterprise License
call pdf.CreateNewPDF f
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiSubject, "My first Xojo PDF output"
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiProducer, "Xojo test application"
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiTitle, "My first Xojo PDF output"
// We want to use top-down coordinates
call pdf.SetPageCoords pdf.kpcTopDown
call pdf.Append
call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 40.0, true, pdf.kcp1252
call pdf.WriteFText pdf.ktaCenter, "My first Xojo PDF output!"
call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 20.0, true, pdf.kcp1252
call pdf.WriteText 50.0, 180.0, "File created: " + d.LongDate
call pdf.EndPage
call pdf.SetPDFVersion(pdf.kpvPDF_1_4)
// get XMP
dim xmpOld as string = pdf.GetMetadata(pdf.kmdoCatalog, -1)
// quick and dirty modification:
'dim xmpNew as string = Replace(xmpOld, "</x:xmpmeta>", "<x:test>test</x:test></x:xmpmeta>")
// better with MBS XMP Plugin
dim m as new XMPMetaMBS(xmpOld)
// add some custom namespace and custom tags with custom values
dim NS as string = "http://test.test/namespaces/test"
dim NSPrefix as string = "Test"
if not m.RegisterNamespace(NS, NSPrefix, NSPrefix) then
Break // error?
end if
m.SetProperty ( NS, "TestString", "Hello World" )
m.SetPropertyInteger(NS, "TestInteger", 1234)
dim now as new date
dim da as new XMPDateTimeMBS
da.Year = now.Year
da.Month = now.Month
da.day = now.day
da.hasDate = true
m.SetPropertyDate(NS, "TestDate", da)
dim xmpNew as string = m.SerializeToBuffer
// put XMP back
call pdf.SetMetadata(pdf.kmdoCatalog, -1, xmpNew)
call pdf.CloseFile
f.Launch
quit
End EventHandler
End Class
Class MyDynaPDFMBS Inherits DynaPDFMBS
EventHandler Function Error(ErrorCode as integer, ErrorMessage as string, ErrorType as integer) As integer
// output all messages on the console:
System.DebugLog str(ErrorCode)+": "+ErrorMessage
// and display dialog:
Dim d as New MessageDialog //declare the MessageDialog object
Dim b as MessageDialogButton //for handling the result
d.icon=MessageDialog.GraphicCaution //display warning icon
d.ActionButton.Caption="Continue"
d.CancelButton.Visible=True //show the Cancel button
// a warning or an error?
if BitAnd(ErrorType, me.kE_WARNING) = me.kE_WARNING then
// if user decided to ignore, we'll ignore
if IgnoreWarnings then Return 0
d.Message="A warning occurred while processing your PDF code."
// we add a third button to display all warnings
d.AlternateActionButton.Caption = "Ignore warnings"
d.AlternateActionButton.Visible = true
else
d.Message="An error occurred while processing your PDF code."
end if
d.Explanation = str(ErrorCode)+": "+ErrorMessage
b=d.ShowModal //display the dialog
Select Case b //determine which button was pressed.
Case d.ActionButton
Return 0 // ignore
Case d.AlternateActionButton
IgnoreWarnings = true
Return 0 // ignore
Case d.CancelButton
Return -1 // stop
End select
End EventHandler
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
End Class
End Project
See also:
- /DynaPDF/Create Fields with JavaScript Actions
- /DynaPDF/Create numbered pages
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF and sign
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF in memory
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Custom Signature
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Czech
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Dashed Line
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with hidden data
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Round Rectangles
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with SetFillColor
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.

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