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/DynaPDF/Create PDF with text block
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/Create PDF with text block
This example is the version from Tue, 21th Jan 2019.
Project "Create PDF with text block.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 text as string
dim height as double
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Starter" // For this example you can use a Starter, Lite, Pro or Enterprise License
dim f as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Create PDF with text block.pdf")
call pdf.CreateNewPDF f
call pdf.SetViewerPreferences pdf.kvpDisplayDocTitle,pdf.kavNone
call pdf.SetDocInfo pdf.kdiAuthor, "Christian Schmitz"
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
call pdf.Append
// set font
call pdf.SetFont "Helvetica", 0, 12.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode
dim y as Double = 50
// change font size and raise for foot note references
text = "\FS[12]Hello World\FS[6]\TR[6]123\TR[0]\FS[12] Just a test."
call pdf.WriteFTextEx(50, y, 200, -1, pdf.ktaLeft, text)
y = y + 20
// change font to get bold
text = "\FT[Helvetica]Hello \FT[Helvetica-Bold]World \FT[Helvetica]everyone."
call pdf.WriteFTextEx(50, y, 200, -1, pdf.ktaLeft, text)
y = y + 20
// change color in the text
text = _
"\FC[" + str(DynaPDFMBS.RGB(255, 0, 0)) + "]Red "+_
"\FC[" + str(DynaPDFMBS.RGB(0, 255, 0)) + "]Green "+_
"\FC[" + str(DynaPDFMBS.RGB(0, 0, 255)) + "]Blue "+_
"\FC[" + str(DynaPDFMBS.RGB(0, 0, 0)) + "]Black "
call pdf.WriteFTextEx(50, y, 200, -1, pdf.ktaLeft, text)
y = y + 20
// make list
text = _
"\LI[0]First"+EndOfLine+"with two lines\EL#"+_
"\LI[0]Second\EL# "+_
"\LI[0]Third\EL#"
call pdf.WriteFTextEx(50, y, 200, -1, pdf.ktaLeft, text)
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 and modify XMP
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF UA
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Arc
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Circle Text
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Colors
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Dashed Line
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with demo string
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Highlight
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Picture
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Picture file
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.