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/DynaPDF/Create PDF with text block fonts
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 fonts
This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.
Project "Create PDF with text block fonts.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
dim TimesBoldHandle as integer
dim TimesHandle as integer
dim f as FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Create PDF with text block fonts.pdf")
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Starter" // For this example you can use a Starter, Lite, Pro or Enterprise License
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
// load fonts
TimesBoldHandle=pdf.SetFont("Times", pdf.kfsBold, 20.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode)
TimesHandle=pdf.SetFont("Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 20.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode)
text="In Italic font: Left aligned text, this is left aligned text, this is " + _
"left aligned text...\ju#\FC[255]This is justified text, this is " + _
"justified text, this is justified text, this is justified text, this " + _
"is justified text, this is justified text, this is justified text, " + _
"this is justified text...\re#\FC[165536]This is right aligned text, " + _
"this is right aligned text, this is right aligned text..." + _
"\le#\FC[233512]Back to left aligned text, we go back to left " + _
"aligned text... \FT["+str(TimesBoldHandle)+"]Now we use bold text."
call pdf.SetTextRect(50, 50, 150, -1)
call pdf.WriteFText(pdf.ktaLeft, text)
height = pdf.GetPageHeight - pdf.GetLastTextPosY - 50
call pdf.Rectangle( 50, 50, 150, height, pdf.kfmStroke)
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 numbered pages
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF and sign
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF console
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Barcodes
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Circle Text
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with gradients, overprint and device N colorspace
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with LAB color
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with named destination
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Picture with transparency
- /DynaPDF/Create Previews for folder
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.
