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/DynaPDF/Print PDF


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/Print PDF

This example is the version from Thu, 31th Jul 2019.

Project "Print PDF.xojo_binary_project"
FileTypes
Filetype text
Filetype Pref
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() #if TargetWin32 then // ok #else MsgBox "This example is only for Windows." #endif System.DebugLog "Xojo "+RBVersionString 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
EventHandler Sub InitProgress(ProgType as integer, MaxCount as integer) ProgressMaxCount = MaxCount ProgressPrinting = (ProgType = kptPrintPage) End EventHandler
EventHandler Function Progress(ActivePage as integer) As integer if printing then if g <> nil then // draw something on each page dim m as string = "Xojo Page "+str(ActivePage-1) + " of " + str(ProgressMaxCount) g.DrawString m, 50, 50 // next page? if ActivePage > 1 then // start new page 'System.DebugLog "nextpage" g.NextPage end if end if // now we are on ActivePage // show progress CurrentPage = ActivePage app.YieldToNextThread end if End EventHandler
Property CurrentPage As Integer
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
Property NumberOfPages As Integer
Property PrinterFlags As Integer
Property PrinterHandle As Integer
Property PrinterMargin As DynaPDFRectMBS
Property PrintingDone As Boolean
Property ProgressMaxCount As Integer
Property ProgressPrinting As Boolean
Property g As Graphics
Property mode As Integer
Property printerName As string
Property printing As Boolean
End Class
Class PrintWindow Inherits Window
Control PushButton1 Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance PushButton1 Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action() dim f as FolderItem = GetOpenFolderItem(FileTypes1.Pdf) SetPDF f End EventHandler
End Control
Control InputPath Inherits Label
ControlInstance InputPath Inherits Label
End Control
Control PrintButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance PrintButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action() PrintWithXojoGraphics End EventHandler
End Control
Control RadioColor Inherits RadioButton
ControlInstance RadioColor Inherits RadioButton
End Control
Control Label1 Inherits Label
ControlInstance Label1 Inherits Label
End Control
Control RadioGray Inherits RadioButton
ControlInstance RadioGray Inherits RadioButton
End Control
Control RadioBW Inherits RadioButton
ControlInstance RadioBW Inherits RadioButton
End Control
Control CheckAuto Inherits CheckBox
ControlInstance CheckAuto Inherits CheckBox
End Control
Control Label2 Inherits Label
ControlInstance Label2 Inherits Label
End Control
Control CheckShrink Inherits CheckBox
ControlInstance CheckShrink Inherits CheckBox
End Control
Control CheckFirst Inherits CheckBox
ControlInstance CheckFirst Inherits CheckBox
End Control
Control bar Inherits ProgressBar
ControlInstance bar Inherits ProgressBar
End Control
Control Info Inherits Label
ControlInstance Info Inherits Label
End Control
Control Thread1 Inherits Thread
ControlInstance Thread1 Inherits Thread
EventHandler Sub Run() if pdf <> nil then timer1.mode = timer.ModeMultiple if pdf.printerName = "" then // print to graphics from xojo dim e as boolean = pdf.PrintPDFFile(nil, "test", pdf.PrinterHandle, pdf.PrinterFlags, pdf.PrinterMargin) else // print to named printer dim e as boolean = pdf.PrintPDFFile(nil, "test", pdf.printerName, pdf.PrinterFlags, pdf.PrinterMargin) end if // done pdf.printing = False call pdf.CloseFile pdf.PrintingDone = true end if End EventHandler
End Control
Control Timer1 Inherits Timer
ControlInstance Timer1 Inherits Timer
EventHandler Sub Action() if pdf.PrintingDone then dim g as Graphics = pdf.g if g <> nil then // draw something on last page dim m as string = "Xojo printing done." g.DrawString m, 50, 50 // cleanup g = nil end if // cleanup pdf pdf = nil // done info.Visible = False bar.Visible = false me.mode = 0 MsgBox "Printing done." Return end if dim s as string = str(pdf.CurrentPage)+" of "+str(pdf.NumberOfPages) System.DebugLog s bar.Value = pdf.CurrentPage info.Text = s End EventHandler
End Control
Control PrinterButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance PrinterButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action() PrintToNamedPrinter End EventHandler
End Control
Control Label3 Inherits Label
ControlInstance Label3 Inherits Label
End Control
Control printerName Inherits TextField
ControlInstance printerName Inherits TextField
End Control
Control Label4 Inherits Label
ControlInstance Label4 Inherits Label
End Control
Control Label5 Inherits Label
ControlInstance Label5 Inherits Label
End Control
Control Label6 Inherits Label
ControlInstance Label6 Inherits Label
End Control
Control PrinterDialogButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance PrinterDialogButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action() PrintToPrinterWithDialog End EventHandler
End Control
Control SaveButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance SaveButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action() if PrintSettings = "" then // nothing to save Return end if dim f as FolderItem = GetSaveFolderItem(FileTypes.Pref, "settings.pref") if f = nil then Return dim b as BinaryStream = BinaryStream.Create(f, true) b.Write PrintSettings End EventHandler
End Control
Control LoadButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance LoadButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action() dim f as FolderItem = GetOpenFolderItem(FileTypes.Pref) if f = nil then Return dim b as BinaryStream = BinaryStream.Open(f) PrintSettings = b.Read(b.Length) End EventHandler
End Control
Control CheckPrintPageAsIS Inherits CheckBox
ControlInstance CheckPrintPageAsIS Inherits CheckBox
End Control
Control PrinterPageDialogButton Inherits PushButton
ControlInstance PrinterPageDialogButton Inherits PushButton
EventHandler Sub Action() PrintPageToPrinterWithDialog End EventHandler
End Control
EventHandler Sub Open() // for testing, preload a PDF dim f as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("test.pdf") SetPDF f End EventHandler
Function PreparePDF(g as Graphics = nil) As Boolean // start new PDF context pdf = new MyDynapdfMBS call pdf.CreateNewPDF nil // import PDF dim n as integer = pdf.OpenImportFile(InputFile, 0, "") if n < 0 then Return false end if // print if CheckFirst.Value then // import first page? call pdf.ImportPDFPage(1) else // import all pages? 'call pdf.ImportPDFFile(1) // import selected pages in given number of copies dim copies as integer = 1 dim firstPage as integer = 1 dim numPages as integer = pdf.GetInPageCount // pages in PDF dim lastPage as integer = numPages if g <> nil then copies = g.Copies firstPage = g.FirstPage lastPage = g.LastPage System.DebugLog "g.FirstPage: "+str(g.FirstPage) System.DebugLog "g.LastPage: "+str(g.LastPage) end if if firstPage < 1 then firstPage = 1 end if if lastPage > numPages then lastPage = numPages end if for c as integer = 1 to Copies for i as integer = firstPage to lastPage call pdf.ImportPDFPage(i) next next end if pdf.NumberOfPages = pdf.GetPageCount System.DebugLog "NumberOfPages: "+str(pdf.NumberOfPages) if pdf.NumberOfPages = 0 then MsgBox "No pages?" Return false end if Return true End Function
Sub PrintPageToPrinterWithDialog() if not PreparePDF then Return // flags we need to pass for using Xojo's graphics class dim flags as integer = 0 // color or black/white? if RadioBW.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpff1Bit) elseif RadioColor.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffColor) end if // rotate if needed if CheckAuto.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffAutoRotateAndCenter) end if // shrink if needed if CheckShrink.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffShrinkToPrintArea) end if if CheckPrintPageAsIS.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffPrintPageAsIs) end if bar.Maximum = 1 bar.Value = 0 bar.Visible = true pdf.PrinterMargin = nil pdf.PrinterFlags = flags pdf.printing = true pdf.PrintingDone = false pdf.printerName = printerName.Text if PrintSettings <> "" then if pdf.PrintSetDevMode(PrintSettings) then // ok else MsgBox "Failed to load print settings." end if end if // print to named printer dim e as boolean = pdf.PrintPDFPageWithDialog(1, "test", pdf.PrinterFlags, pdf.PrinterMargin, nil, self) // query print settings PrintSettings = pdf.PrintGetDevMode // you can use WindowsDeviceModeMBS class to edit those settings if PrintSettings <> "" then SaveButton.Enabled = true end if if e then MsgBox "Printed." end if // cleanup pdf = nil End Sub
Sub PrintToNamedPrinter() if not PreparePDF then Return // flags we need to pass for using Xojo's graphics class dim flags as integer = 0 // color or black/white? if RadioBW.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpff1Bit) elseif RadioColor.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffColor) end if // rotate if needed if CheckAuto.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffAutoRotateAndCenter) end if // shrink if needed if CheckShrink.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffShrinkToPrintArea) end if if CheckPrintPageAsIS.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffPrintPageAsIs) end if bar.Maximum = pdf.numberOfPages bar.Value = 0 bar.Visible = true pdf.PrinterMargin = nil pdf.PrinterFlags = flags pdf.printing = true pdf.PrintingDone = false pdf.printerName = printerName.Text Thread1.run End Sub
Sub PrintToPrinterWithDialog() if not PreparePDF then Return // flags we need to pass for using Xojo's graphics class dim flags as integer = 0 // color or black/white? if RadioBW.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpff1Bit) elseif RadioColor.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffColor) end if // rotate if needed if CheckAuto.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffAutoRotateAndCenter) end if // shrink if needed if CheckShrink.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffShrinkToPrintArea) end if if CheckPrintPageAsIS.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffPrintPageAsIs) end if bar.Maximum = pdf.numberOfPages bar.Value = 0 bar.Visible = true pdf.PrinterMargin = nil pdf.PrinterFlags = flags pdf.printing = true pdf.PrintingDone = false pdf.printerName = printerName.Text if PrintSettings <> "" then if pdf.PrintSetDevMode(PrintSettings) then // ok else MsgBox "Failed to load print settings." end if end if // print to named printer dim e as boolean = pdf.PrintPDFFileWithDialog(nil, "test", pdf.PrinterFlags, pdf.PrinterMargin, nil, self) // query print settings PrintSettings = pdf.PrintGetDevMode // you can use WindowsDeviceModeMBS class to edit those settings if PrintSettings <> "" then SaveButton.Enabled = true end if if e then MsgBox "Printed." end if // cleanup pdf = nil End Sub
Sub PrintWithXojoGraphics() if RBVersion >= 2016.04 then // Warning: Printing with Xojo Graphics doesn't work for Xojo 2016r4 and 2017r1 // due to bugs related to switch to DirectDraw. Feedback case 47467 break end if if pdf.GetPageCount < 1 then MsgBox "No PDF pages loaded?" return end if // print dim ps as new PrinterSetup dim g as Graphics = OpenPrinterDialog(ps) if g = nil then Return end if if not PreparePDF(g) then Return System.DebugLog "g.width: "+str(g.Width) System.DebugLog "g.height: "+str(g.height) dim h as integer = g.Handle(g.HandleTypeHDC) if h = 0 then MsgBox "no graphics handle?" Return end if dim r as new DynaPDFRectMBS r.Left = 0 // Compensate margin from xojo? r.top = 0 r.Bottom = 0 r.Right = 0 // flags we need to pass for using Xojo's graphics class dim flags as integer = Bitwise.BitOr(pdf.kpffNoEndDoc, pdf.kpffNoStartDoc, pdf.kpffNoStartPage) // color or black/white? if RadioBW.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpff1Bit) elseif RadioColor.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffColor) end if // rotate if needed if CheckAuto.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffAutoRotateAndCenter) end if // shrink if needed if CheckShrink.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffShrinkToPrintArea) end if if CheckPrintPageAsIS.Value then flags = BitwiseOr(flags, pdf.kpffPrintPageAsIs) end if bar.Maximum = pdf.numberOfPages bar.Value = 0 bar.Visible = true pdf.PrinterMargin = r pdf.PrinterHandle = h pdf.PrinterFlags = flags pdf.printing = true pdf.PrintingDone = false pdf.g = g Thread1.run End Sub
Sub SetPDF(f as FolderItem) if f <> nil and f.Exists then InputFile = f InputPath.Text = f.NativePath PrintButton.Enabled = true PrinterButton.Enabled = true PrinterDialogButton.Enabled = true PrinterPageDialogButton.Enabled = true end if End Sub
Property InputFile As FolderItem
Property PDF As MyDynaPDFMBS
Property PrintSettings As String
End Class
FileTypes1
Filetype application/pdf
End FileTypes1
End Project

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