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/DynaPDF/Letter/Letter with AddContinueText and two pages template


Required plugins for this example: MBS DynaPDF Plugin

You find this example project in your Plugins Download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /DynaPDF/Letter/Letter with AddContinueText and two pages template

This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.

Project "Letter with AddContinueText and two pages template.xojo_binary_project"
FileTypes
Filetype text
Filetype icc
End FileTypes
MenuBar MenuBar1
MenuItem UntitledMenu1 = ""
MenuItem FileMenu = "&File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "Quit"
MenuItem UntitledMenu5 = ""
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Undo"
MenuItem UntitledMenu0 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cu&t"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "Clear"
MenuItem UntitledMenu4 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu3 = ""
MenuItem UntitledMenu2 = ""
End MenuBar
Class App Inherits Application
EventHandler Sub Open() dim pdf as new MyDynapdfMBS dim outFile as folderitem=SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Letter.pdf") pdf.SetLicenseKey "Pro" // For this example you can use a Pro or Enterprise License call pdf.CreateNewPDF(outFile) dim file as FolderItem = FindFile("letter-template.pdf") // open import file call pdf.openimportFile(file, pdf.kptopen, "") pdf.StartFirstPage // use SetLeading to change line height call pdf.SetLeading 15 for i as integer = 1 to 100 if i = 10 then // underline line 10 call pdf.ChangeFontStyle(pdf.kfsUnderlined) end if call pdf.AddContinueText "Line "+str(i) if pdf.GetLastTextPosY<150 then // need page change due to limited space left on page pdf.StartNewPage elseif i = 90 then // make a change after line 90 pdf.StartNewPage elseif i = 10 then // underline off call pdf.ChangeFontStyle(0) end if next call pdf.EndPage call pdf.closefile outFile.Launch quit End EventHandler
Function FindFile(name as string) As FolderItem // Look for file in parent folders from executable on dim parent as FolderItem = app.ExecutableFile.Parent while parent<>Nil dim file as FolderItem = parent.Child(name) if file<>Nil and file.Exists then Return file end if parent = parent.Parent wend End Function
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
EventHandler Function PageBreak(LastPosX as double, LastPosY as double, PageBreak as boolean) As integer StartNewPage return 0 End EventHandler
Sub StartFirstPage() call append // import first page call ImportPageEx(1,1.0,1.0) // load at least one font dim fontHandle as integer = setfont("Arial", kfsNone, 12, true, kcpUnicode) // Set Start location for text call BeginContinueText(130, 600) End Sub
Sub StartNewPage() // close old page call endpage // make new page call append // import second page of template call ImportPageEx(2,1.0,1.0) // fit more text on this page with bigger rectangle call settextrect 130,700, getpageWidth-130-50, getpageHeight-100-150 // load at least one font dim fontHandle as integer = setfont("Arial", kfsNone, 12, true, kcpUnicode) // Set Start location for text call BeginContinueText(130, 700) End Sub
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
End Class
Class Window1 Inherits Window
Control EditField1 Inherits TextArea
ControlInstance EditField1 Inherits TextArea
End Control
End Class
End Project

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