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/DynaPDF/Create PDF with vertical text
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 vertical text
This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.
Project "Create PDF with vertical text.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.pdf")
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Starter" // For this example you can use a Starter, 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"
call pdf.Append
call pdf.SaveGraphicState
// move to place where top left point is
call pdf.TranslateCoords(100, pdf.GetPageHeight-400)
// rotate in place by 90°
call pdf.RotateCoords(90, 0,0)
// draw a rectangle so we see where we are
call pdf.SetFillColor(pdf.RGB(255, 200, 200)) // light red
call pdf.Rectangle(0, 0, 100, -100, pdf.kfmFill)
// and a little black dot
call pdf.SetFillColor(0) // black
call pdf.Rectangle(0, 0, 2, -2, pdf.kfmFill)
// and finally some text
call pdf.SetTextRect 0, 0, 300, 200
call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 40.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode
call pdf.WriteFText pdf.ktaCenter, "My first Xojo output!"
call pdf.RestoreGraphicState // don't forget to restore
call pdf.SetFont "Times", pdf.kfsItalic, 20.0, true, pdf.kcpUnicode
call pdf.WriteText 50.0, 180.0, "File created: " + d.LongDate
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 Email
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF console
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Arabic and Ligatures
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Bookmarks
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Circle Text
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Custom Signature
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with embedded font
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with LAB color
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Picture file
- /DynaPDF/Create PDF with Signature on Windows
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.