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/DynaPDF/Letter/Letter with AddContinueText and two pages template
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/Letter/Letter with AddContinueText and two pages template
This example is the version from Wed, 14th Sep 2021.
Project "Letter with AddContinueText and two pages template.xojo_binary_project"
FileTypes
Filetype text
Filetype icc
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 outFile as folderitem=SpecialFolder.Desktop.Child("Letter.pdf")
pdf.SetLicenseKey "Pro" // For this example you can use a Pro or Enterprise License
call pdf.CreateNewPDF(outFile)
dim file as FolderItem = FindFile("letter-template.pdf")
// open import file
call pdf.openimportFile(file, pdf.kptopen, "")
pdf.StartFirstPage
// use SetLeading to change line height
call pdf.SetLeading 15
for i as integer = 1 to 100
if i = 10 then
// underline line 10
call pdf.ChangeFontStyle(pdf.kfsUnderlined)
end if
call pdf.AddContinueText "Line "+str(i)
if pdf.GetLastTextPosY<150 then
// need page change due to limited space left on page
pdf.StartNewPage
elseif i = 90 then
// make a change after line 90
pdf.StartNewPage
elseif i = 10 then
// underline off
call pdf.ChangeFontStyle(0)
end if
next
call pdf.EndPage
call pdf.closefile
outFile.Launch
quit
End EventHandler
Function FindFile(name as string) As FolderItem
// Look for file in parent folders from executable on
dim parent as FolderItem = app.ExecutableFile.Parent
while parent<>Nil
dim file as FolderItem = parent.Child(name)
if file<>Nil and file.Exists then
Return file
end if
parent = parent.Parent
wend
End Function
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 Function PageBreak(LastPosX as double, LastPosY as double, PageBreak as boolean) As integer
StartNewPage
return 0
End EventHandler
Sub StartFirstPage()
call append
// import first page
call ImportPageEx(1,1.0,1.0)
// load at least one font
dim fontHandle as integer = setfont("Arial", kfsNone, 12, true, kcpUnicode)
// Set Start location for text
call BeginContinueText(130, 600)
End Sub
Sub StartNewPage()
// close old page
call endpage
// make new page
call append
// import second page of template
call ImportPageEx(2,1.0,1.0)
// fit more text on this page with bigger rectangle
call settextrect 130,700, getpageWidth-130-50, getpageHeight-100-150
// load at least one font
dim fontHandle as integer = setfont("Arial", kfsNone, 12, true, kcpUnicode)
// Set Start location for text
call BeginContinueText(130, 700)
End Sub
Property IgnoreWarnings As Boolean
End Class
Class Window1 Inherits Window
Control EditField1 Inherits TextArea
ControlInstance EditField1 Inherits TextArea
End Control
End Class
End Project
See also:
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS DynaPDF Plugin.