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/DynaPDF/Create PDF with Layers
Required plugins for this example: MBS DynaPDF Plugin, MBS Main Plugin
Last modified Wed, 14th Sep 2021.
You find this example project in your MBS Xojo Plugin download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Layers
Download this example: Create PDF with Layers.zip
Project "Create PDF with Layers.xojo_binary_project"
FileTypes
Filetype text
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 d as new date
dim f as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Create PDF with Layers.pdf")
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Lite" // For this example you can use a Lite, Pro or Enterprise License
call pdf.CreateNewPDF f
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiSubject, "My first Xojo output"
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiProducer, "Xojo test application"
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiTitle, "My first Xojo output"
// We want to use top-down coordinates
call pdf.SetPageCoords pdf.kpcTopDown
// We use three layers in this example
dim oc1 as integer = pdf.CreateOCG("Anything", true, true, pdf.koiView)
dim oc2 as integer = pdf.CreateOCG("Text and Annotations", true, true, pdf.koiView)
dim oc3 as integer = pdf.CreateOCG("Images", true, true, pdf.koiView)
call pdf.Append
// The main layer controls the visibility of all three layers in this
// example.
call pdf.BeginLayer(oc1)
call pdf.BeginLayer(oc2)
call pdf.SetFont("Arial", pdf.kfsRegular, 12.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode)
dim someText as string = "Some text with a link!!!"
call pdf.WriteText(50.0, 50.0, someText)
dim tw as double = pdf.GetTextWidth(someText)
// To reflect the same nesting as the text layer we must
// use an OCMD for the annotation because the visibility of the
// layer oc2 depends on oc1 at this position.
call pdf.SetBorderStyle(pdf.kbsUnderline)
call pdf.SetStrokeColor(pdf.kPDF_BLUE)
dim annot as integer = pdf.WebLink(50, 51, tw, 12, "http://www.dynaforms.com/")
dim ocgs(-1) as integer
ocgs.Append oc1
ocgs.Append oc2
dim ocmd as integer = pdf.CreateOCMD(pdf.kovAllOn, ocgs)
call pdf.AddObjectToLayer(ocmd, pdf.kooAnnotation, annot)
call pdf.EndLayer
call pdf.BeginLayer(oc3)
dim pic as Picture = LogoMBS(500)
dim imagefile as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Temporary.Child("test.jpg")
imagefile.SaveAsJPEG pic
call pdf.InsertImageEx(50.0, 70.0, 250.0, 250.0, imagefile, 1)
call pdf.EndLayer
call pdf.EndLayer
call pdf.WriteText(50.0, 300.0, "This text is not part of a layer!")
call pdf.EndPage
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 PDF with Annotations
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Arabic and Ligatures
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with centimeters
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Circle
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Czech
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with japanese font
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Picture files
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with restrictions web
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Round Rectangles
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with sum form field
Download this example: Create PDF with Layers.zip
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.
